期刊
POWDER TECHNOLOGY
卷 167, 期 3, 页码 134-140出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.06.011
关键词
X-ray microtomography; packing; 3D imaging; discrete element method
This paper outlines a novel technique, based on combination of modem desktop X-ray microtomography, quantitative image processing and computer simulation using the discrete element method (DEM), to investigate randomly packed particles in an attempt to model the process of pharmaceutical tablet manufacture by powder compaction. The systems studied include glass ballotini and spheroidal micronised cellulose (Celphere), all with typical particle sizes between 180 and 300 mu m. We demonstrate that X-ray microtomography (XMT) and DEM can reproduce the structure of real packing systems in three-dimensions and have the potential for further investigation of pharmaceutical processes by both modelling and experimental study. This was achieved by generating packing systems using DEM simulations that are consistent with the structural measurements made by XMT on real packed powders via the comparison of their radial distribution functions (RDFs). These results have been validated by direct volume measurements, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations in terms of particle morphologies and size distribution. The result is a significant step forward for the quantitative analysis of model systems for pharmaceutical powders. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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