Optimization of the High-Shear Wet Granulation Wetting Process Using Fuzzy Logic Modeling

Author: Belohlav Zdenek   Brenkova Lucie   Kalcikova Jana   Hanika Jiri   Durdil Petr   Tomasek Vaclav   Palatova Marta  

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

ISSN: 1083-7450

Source: Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, Vol.12, Iss.4, 2007-07, pp. : 345-352

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Abstract

A fuzzy model has been developed for the optimization of high-shear wet granulation wetting on a plant scale depending on the characteristics of pharmaceutical active substance particles. The model optimized on the basis of experimental data involves a set of rules obtained from expert knowledge and full-scale process data. The skewness coefficient of particle size distribution and the tapped density of the granulated mixture were chosen as the model input variables. The output of the fuzzy ruled system is the optimal quantity of wetting liquid. In comparison to manufacturing practice, a very strong sensitivity of the optimal quantity of the added wetting liquid to the size and shape of the active substance particles has been identified by fuzzy modeling.

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