Recent Progress of Particle Design Engineering Based on Surface Free Energy / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

Presently interests are growing in the field of surface free energy(SFE). With the further research, more particle design engineering based on SFE are summarized via characterizing the related properties of SFE during the process of particle design. SFE of materials will vary with changing the physical properties of particles via modifying the surface of particles with particle design. In this study, we summarized the application of SFE in powder micronization, particle modification, mixing, coating, pelletilization and granulation, etc. Dispersive-polar model and adhesion-cohesion model were established based on the parameters of SFE. The application of the two models were also illustrated in the particle design engineering.