Development of a novel method for the continuous blending of carrier-based dry powders for inhalation using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder
Contributor(s):: Spahn, Jamie E., Hefnawy, Amr, Smyth, Hugh D. C., Zhang, Feng
Twin-screw extruders are useful in tuning certain product characteristics due to the ability to greatly modify screw profiles as well as operating parameters. However, their use has not yet been applied to dry powder inhalation. In this study the feasibility of using a twin-screw extruder to...