Advances in pharmaceutical materials and processing

Advances in pharmaceutical materials and processing require new generations of pharmaceutical technologies, which in turn require an improved understa nding of each step in the unit processes of dosage form development. The un it processes range from raw material qualification to final product release using process monitoring of critical steps. The authors illustrate some re cent research trends in understanding and improving pharmaceutical material s and processing through the use of experience obtained within several rese arch programs at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN, USA).