Engineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems
ERC Publications

1.     Faqih, A. Mehrotra, A., Hammond, S., and Muzzio. F. J., “Effect of moisture and Magnesium stearate concentration on flow properties of cohesive granular materials,” International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 336, 338-345, 2007

2.     Faqih, A., Alexander, A. W., Muzzio, F. J., Tomassone. M.S., “A method for predicting hopper flow characteristics of pharmaceutical powders,” Chemical Engineering Science, 62 5 pp. 1536-1542, 2007.

3.     Faqih, A., Chaudhuri, B., Alexander, A., Hammond, S., Muzzio, F. J., Tomassone. M.S., “Flow- Induced dilation of cohesive granular materials,” AICHE Journal, 52, 4124-4132, 2006.

4.     Faqih, A., Chaudhuri, B., Alexander, A.W., Muzzio, F. J., Davis, C., Tomassone. M.S., “An experimental/computational approach for examining unconfined cohesive powder flow”, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 324, pp. 116-127, 2006.

5.     Mehrotra, A., Muzzio, F.J., and Shinbrot, T., "Spontaneous separation of charged grains," Physical Review Letters 99, 058001 1-4, 2007.

6.     Mehrotra, A., Llusa, M., Faqih, A., Levin, M., and Muzzio. F.J., “Influence of shear intensity and total shear on properties of blends and tablets of lactose and cellulose lubricated with magnesium stearate,” International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 336, 284-291, 2007.

7.     Chaudhuri, B., Muzzio, F.J., Tomassone, M.S., “Modeling of heat transfer in granular flow in rotary vessels,” Chemical Engineering Science, 61, 6348-6360, 2006.

8.     Widjaja, E., Liu, N.C., Li, M., Collins, R.T., Basaran, O.A., and Harris, M T., “Dynamics of Sessile Droplet Evaporation: A Comparison of the Spine and the Elliptic Mesh Generation Methods,” Computers in Chemical Engineering, 31, 219-232, 2007.

9.     Portillo, P.M., Muzzio, F.J., and Ierapetritou, M.G., “Characterizing Powder Mixing Processes utilizing Compartment Models,” Intl J of Pharmaceutics, 320: 14-22, 2006.

10. Portillo, P.M., Muzzio, F. J., and Ierapetritou, M. G., “Hybrid DEM-compartment modeling approach for granular mixing,” AIChE Jl 53, 119, 2007.

11. Xu, Q., and Basaran, O.A., “Computational analysis of drop-on-demand drop formation,” Phys. Fluids 19, 102111, 2007.

12. Goyal, R.K., Tomassone, M.S., “Power Law and Exponential Segregation in two dimensional silos ynamics of Sessile Drop of granular mixtures,” Physical Review E, 74, pp. 051301, 2006.

13. Collins, R.T., Harris, M. T., and Basaran, O. A., “Electrified Jet Breakup,” J. Fluid Mechanics, 588, 75-129, 2007.

14. Calero, V., and Rinaldi, C., “Synthesis and characterization of cobalt substituted ferrite nanoparticles,” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 314: 60-67, 2007.

15. Chen, Y., Yang, J., Dave, R.N., and Pfeffer, R., “Fluidization of Coated Group C Powders,” AIChE Journal, Volume 54, Issue 1, pp. 104-121, 2008.

16. Venkatasubramanian, V. and Morris, K.R., “Drinking from a Fire Hose," Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, 2008. (Invited Paper, Refereed).

17. Romañach, R.J., “PAT – A Team Effort,” Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, 20(10): 44 – 46, 2008.

18. Varma, V.A., G.E. Blau, J.F. Pekny and G.V. Reklaitis, ”A Framework for addressing Stochastic and Combinatorial aspects of Scheduling and Resource Allocation in Pharmaceutical R&D Pipelines,” Computers & Chem Engr, 32. pp. 1000-1015, 2008.

19. Poon, J.M-H, Immanuel, C.D., Doyle, F.J. and Litster, J.D., “A Three Dimensional Population Balance of Granulation with a Mechanistic Representation of Nucleation and Aggregation Phenomena,” Chem. Eng. Sci., 63, 1315-1329, 2008.

20. Konno, H., and Taylor, L.S., "Ability of Different Polymers to Inhibit the Crystallization of Amorphous Felodipine in the Presence of Moisture," Pharmaceutical Research 25(4): 969-978, 2008.

21. Quevedo, J., Patel, G., Pfeffer, R., Dave, R., "Agglomerates and granules of nanoparticles as filter media for submicron particles," Powder Technology 183 (3), pp. 480-500, 2008.

22. Towler C. S., Li, T., Wikström, H., Remmick, D., Sanchez-Felix, M. V., and Taylor, L. S., "An investigation into the influence of counter-ion on the properties of some amorphous organic salts," Molecular Pharmaceutics. 5 (6): 946-955, 2008.

23. Alcalà, M., León, J., Ropero, J., Blanco, M., Romañach, R.J., “Analysis of low content drug tablets by transmission near infrared spectroscopy: Selection of calibration ranges according to multivariate detection and quantitation limits of PLS models,” Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 97(12), 5318-5327, 2008

24. LaMarche, K., Conway, S.L., Glasser, B.J., and Shinbrot, T., “Cellular Automata Model of Gravity-driven Granular Flows,” Granular Matter, 9, 219-229, 2007.

25. Portillo, P.M., M.G. Ierapetritou, and Muzzio, F.J., "Characterization of Continuous Convective Powder Mixing Processes," Powder Technology, 182, 368, 2008.

26. Liu, X., Metzger, M., and Glasser, B.J., “Couette Flow with a Bidisperse Particle Mixture,” Phys. Fluid., 19, 073301, 1-20, 2007.

27. Shinbrot, T., "Delayed transitions between solid-like and fluid-like granular flows," European Journal of Physics E 22, 209-17, 2007.

28. Bhat, P.P., Basaran, O.A., and Pasquali, M., "Dynamics of viscoelastic liquid filaments: low capillary number flows," J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 150, 211-225, 2008.

29. Liua*, L.X., Marzianob, I., Benthamb, A.C., Litster, J.D., Whitea, E.T., and   Howesa, T., “Effect of particle properties on the flowability of ibuprofen powders,” Int. J. Pharmaceutics, 362, 109-117, 2008.

30. Konno, H., Handa, T., Alonzo, D. E. and Taylor, L.S., "Effect of Polymer Type on the Dissolution Profile of Amorphous Solid Dispersions Containing Felodipine," European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 70: 493-499, 2008.

31. Gokhale, A.,B., Khusid, R.N., Dave, and R. Pfeffer, “Effect of Solvent Strength and Operating Pressure on the Formation of Submicrometer Polymer Particles in Supercritical Microjets,” Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 43: 341–356, 2007,

32. Collins, R. T., Jones, J. J., Harris, M. T., and Basaran, O.A. “Electrohydrodynamic Tip Streaming: Emission of Charged Jets/Drops from Liquid Cones,” Nature Physics, 4, 149-154, 2008.

33. Muzzio, F.J., Llusá, M., Goodridge, C.L., Duong, N.H., Shen, E. “Evaluating the mixing performance of a ribbon blender,” Powder Technology, 186 (3), 247-254 2008.

34. Bai, G., Armenante, P. M., Plank, R. V., “Experimental and Computational Determination of Blend Time in USP Dissolution Testing Apparatus II,” J. Pharm. Sci., 96(11): 3072-3086, 2007.

35. Feng, T., Wang, F., Pinal, R., Wassgren, C., and Carvajal, M. T., "Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Analysis -- A New Method to Determine the Variability in Online Near Infrared (NIR) Monitoring of Roller Compaction," AAPS Pharm, Sci. Tech. 9 (2): 419-24, 2008.

36. Xi, C., and Shapley, N.C., "Flows of concentrated suspensions through an asymmetric bifurcation," Journal of Rheology 52, 625-647, 2008.

37. Chen, Y., Yang, J., Dave R. N., and Pfeffer, R., “Fluidization of Coated Group C Powders,” AIChE Journal, Volume 54, Issue 1, pp. 104-121, 2008.

38. Varma, V.A., Blau, G.E., Pekny, J.F., and Reklaitis, G.V., ”A Framework for addressing Stochastic and Combinatorial aspects of Scheduling and Resource Allocation in Pharmaceutical R&D Pipelines,” Computers & Chem Engr, 32. pp. 1000-1015, 2008.

39. Gift, A.D., Luner, P.E., Luedeman, L., and Taylor, L.S., "Influence of Polymeric Excipients on Crystal Hydrate Formation Kinetics in Aqueous Slurries," Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 97:5198-5211, 2008.

40. Llusá, M., and Muzzio, F.J., “Introduction to studies in granular mixing,” Chemical Engineering Education, 42 (4), 2008.

41. Soh, J.L.P., Boersen, N., Carvajal, M.T., Morris, K. R., Peck, G. E., and Pinal, R., "Multivariate Data Analysis to Verify the Utility of Roll Gap and NIR Slope as Process Critical Control Parameters: Importance of Raw Material Attributes For Modeling Ribbon and Granule Properties in Roller Compaction," J. Pharm. Innovation 2(3-4): 106-124, 2007.

42. Quintanilla, M.A.S., Valverde, J.M., Castellanos, A., Lepek, D., Pfeffer, R., and Dave, R. N., “Nano fuidization as affected by vibration and electrostatic fields,” Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 63, Issue 22, 5559-5569, 2008.

43. Feng, T., Pinal, R., and Carvajal, M. T., "Process Induced Disorder in Crystalline Materials: Differentiating Defective Crystals from the Amorphous Form of Griseofulvin," J. Pharm. Sci. 97 (8): 3207-3221, 2008.

44. Portillo, P.M., Ierapetritou, M., Tomassone, S., Mc Dade, C., Clancy, D., Avontuur, P. P. C., and Muzzio, F. J., "Quality by Design Methodology for Development and Scale-up of Batch Mixing Processes," Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 3 (4) 258-270, 2008.

45. Kumar, G., Smith, S., Jaiswal, R., and Beaudoin, S., “Scaling of Adhesion Forces from the Micro- to the Nano-scale”, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 22(5), 407-428, 2008.

46. Shinbrot, T., Komatsu, T.S., and Zhao, Q., "Spontaneous tribocharging of similar materials," Europhysics Letters 83, 24004 1-4, 2008.

47. Valverde, J. M., Catellanos, A., Lepek, D., R. N. Dave, R. N., Pfeffer,R., “The effect of gas viscosity on the agglomerate particulate fluidization state of fine and ultrafine particles,” AIChE Journal, Volume 54, Issue 1, pp. 86-103, 2008.

48. Carvajal, M.T., Velázquez, C., Alcalà, M., and Romañach, R.J., “The Time for Process Understanding,” Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, 20(5), 26-31, 2008.

49. Portillo, P.M., Muzzio, F.J., and Ierapetritou, M.G., "Using Compartment Modeling to Investigate Mixing Behavior of a Continuous Mixer," Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 3 (3) 161-174, 2008.

50. Soh, J., Wang, F., Boersen, N., Pinal, R., Peck, G., Cheney, J., Valthorsson, H., Pazdan, J. and Carvajal, M. T., "Utility of Multivariate Analysis in Modeling the Effects of Raw Material Properties and Operating Parameters on Granule and Ribbon Properties Prepared in Roller Compaction," Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 34(10): 1022-1035, 2008, 

51. Liu, L.X., Marziano, I., Bentham, A. C., Litster, J.D., White, E.T. and Howes, T., “Effect of particle properties on the compaction of ibuprofen powders,” Proc. Chemeca 2008, Newcastle, Paper 244 (10 p), CDROM IBSN85825-823-5, Instn Engrs. Australia, 2008.

52. Marsac, P.J., Konno, H., Rumondor, A.C.F., and Taylor, L.S., "Recrystallization of Nifedipine and Felodipine from Amorphous Molecular Level Solid Dispersions Containing Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) and Sorbed Water," Pharmaceutical Research 25 (3):647-656, (2008).

 
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