Download or read book Particulate Interactions in Dry Powder Formulation for Inhalation written by Xian Ming Zeng and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-10-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interactions between drug particulates are crucial in determining drug dispersion and deaggregation, and ultimately delivery efficiency. This book combines principles established in surface and colloidal chemistry with pharmaceutical powder technology. It discusses some of the factors affecting particulate interactions, and particle-fluid interaction in the respiratory tract. It review some of the studies carried out in dry powder formulation development, and proposes possible strategies in improving DPI efficiency. The majority of these principles are applicable to other pharmaceutical solid dosage forms (e.g. tablets and capsules).