4. Glossary
Atomization; spray drying
Method of dehydrating a liquid in powder form by spraying it into a stream of hot air.
Compressibility
Capacity of a powder bed to reduce its volume under the effect of mechanical stress.
Compatibility; tabletability
Ability of a powder or a mixture of powders to form a tablet under the effect of mechanical stress.
Excipient; excipient
Substance associated with the active ingredient of a drug, whose function is to facilitate administration, preservation and transport of the active ingredient to its site of absorption.
Functionalization
Adapting the excipient's properties to its function in the formulation (stabilizer, coating agent, etc.)....
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