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Integrating Pharmaceutical Concepts into Introductory Chemical Engineering Courses
27 Feb. 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): C. Stewart Slater
The following problem sets are designed to be used in introductory chemical engineering courses involving basic engineering calculations, material and energy balances. These problems integrate basic terminology and calculations related to pharmaceutical applications into existing topics covered in …
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Particle and Powder Flow Characterization
27 Feb. 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen, Carl Wassgren
An ERC education module, developed by Professor Raj Dave, NJIT. This module includes contributions from a number of investigators and introduces characterization methods and theory for particles and powders. Raj Dave, NJIT
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Introduction to the Rheology of Complex Fluids
19 Feb. 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
This module contains PowerPoint presentations aimed at providing the necessary background to understand, perform and interpret experimental rheological characterization of complex fluids. An overview of rheology is presented in the first part. Next, the available instrumentation and typical flows …
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Pharmaceutical Dissolution Testing
19 Feb. 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
Dissolution testing is a critical formulation tool in the process of drug discovery that entails measuring the stability of the investigational product, achieving uniformity in production lots and determining its in vivo availability. Thus this method is useful in the pharmaceutical and …
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Application of Chemical Engineering Principles to Drug Delivery
19 Feb. 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
An ERC SOPS educational module highlighting the appropriate administration of drugs through various routes in the body for the purpose of improving health. The approach is highly interdisciplinary, not a young field and it has recently evolved to take into consideration drug physico-chemical …
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Vibrational Spectroscopy for Pharmaceutical Analysis
19 Feb. 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
An ERC educational module prepared by Professor Rodolfo J. Romañach, UPRM. A sries of 10 powerpoint presentations introduce the topic of vibrational spectroscopy with particular relevance to pharmaceutical analysis and manufacturing. Rodolfo J. Romañach, UPRM
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Particle Processing and Modeling in the Pharmaceutical Industry
19 Feb. 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
An ERC educational module. Prepared by Professor Ben Glasser, Rutgers University.
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Solid-Liquid Separations
24 Sep. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Kamal Kuriyan
This module covers topics related to solid-liquid separations: Flow in packed beds. Cake filtration. Centrifuges. Deliquoring and washing.
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Applications: Solvent Switching
24 Sep. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Kamal Kuriyan
This module presents an application of a simulation model in API process development and design. The application involves the use of a simulation model to compare feed profiles for solvent switching in a batch vessel. ERC for Structured Organic Particulate Systems
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Batch Distillaton Basics
24 Sep. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Kamal Kuriyan
This module introduces topics related to batch distillation: Vapor-liquid equilibrium. Single stage distillation. Column configuration and operating policies. Simulation and design of distillation columns. Girish Joglekar
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Pharmaceutical API Process Development and Design
24 Sep. 2009 | Courses | Contributor(s): Kamal Kuriyan
API process development involves selection, preliminary design and scale-up of the equipment used to carry out the recipe for producing the desired form of the drug substance. This course will cover selected topics in API process development. Operations studied include batch reaction, evaporation, …
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Introduction to API Process Simulation
24 Sep. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Kamal Kuriyan
This module describes model building methods and tools that can be used to simulate unit operations in pharmaceutical API processes. The use of simulation tools is introduced through simulations of heat transfer and fed batch reaction. Models of unit operations are constructed from the balance …
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MOPP
15 May. 2009 | Tools | Contributor(s): George A. Howlett, Luis Puigjaner, Rex Reklaitis
Multipurpose Operation Production Planner
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Guidelines Viewer
03 Apr. 2009 | Tools
Use Protege browser and graph widget to view decision guidelines
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ERC-SOPS Educational Modules
27 Feb. 2009 | Series
These educational modules have been contributed by the ERC for Structured Organic Particulate Systems.
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Sterilization and Disinfection
13 Feb. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
An ERC SOPS educational module. This powerpoint presentation provides an overview of sterilization and disinfection processes relevant to pharmaceutical manufacturing. The definitions, applicable regulatory guidelines and methods are described for a variety of alternative strategies.Piero Armenante …
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Characterization of Nanopharmaceutical Materials
13 Feb. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
An ERC SOPS educational module. This powerpoint presentation provides an overview of the tools, instruments and methods for analysis and characterization of nanopharmaceutical materials.Boris Khusid is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, Newark, NJ
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Liquid Mixing Fundamentals
13 Feb. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
An ERC SOPS educational module. This powerpoint presentation provides background to identify the geometric, physical and dynamic variables of importance for the analysis of mixing in a stirred tank. It inroduces methods to assess the relative importance of those variables and to quantify the power …
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Introduction to Mixing Equipment and Processes in Pharmaceutical Operations
13 Feb. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
An ERC SOPS educational module. This powerpoint presentation provides an introduction to the pharmaceutical processing equipment used for liquid-liquid and liquid-solid mixing. The principles of single and multiphase mixing in pharmaceutical processes are introduced along with methods to analyze …
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Colloids and Surfactants
13 Feb. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
An ERC SOPS educational module. An introduction to colloids and surfactants with an emphasis on the physical factors affecting formation. The module also introduces several applications of colloids and surfactants.Paul Takhistov is an Associate professor of Food Science at Rutgers University, New …
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Pharmaceutical Bulk Drug Production
13 Feb. 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Henrik Pedersen
An ERC educational module. This powerpoint presentation provides an introduction to the essential operations used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. The module describes pharmaceutical product life-cycle, variability, testing, and specifications of pharmaceutical ingredients. Unit …
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ViewStruct: A Tool for Visualizing Crystal Structures
20 Jan. 2009 | Tools | Contributor(s): Stephan X.M. Boerrigter
A tool for visualizing crystal structures
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Drop formation: Methods and applications
19 Jan. 2009 | Publications | Contributor(s): Pradeep P. Bhat
It is our common experience to see water drip out of a leaky faucet in, say, a kitchen sink. While dripping in this case may be an unwanted process, it can gainfully be employed as one of the methods, among a host of different techniques, to produce drops of various liquids for useful purposes. …
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Computational Methods for Molecular Crystals - Lectures and Downloads
04 Nov. 2008 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Stephan X.M. Boerrigter
The presentation slides contain written narration in the notes page view. A separate word document is provided that contains the same notes. movies.zip contains a collection of movie files. These movies will play within the presentation when clicked on them. This only works when the movies are …
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ViewStruct : A Tool for Visualizing Crystal Structures - Documentation and Downloads
24 Sep. 2008 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Stephan X.M. Boerrigter
ViewStruct is a program that visualizes crystal structures and that can calculate and visualize the corresponding crystal graph. The crystal graph is a formalization that stems from the Hartman–Perdok (HP) theory [3, 4, 5]. HP theory addresses crystal growth and is particularly useful to predict …