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Case Study: Magnesium Stearate: Solving The BET Surface Area Problem

Source: Quantachrome Instruments
Magnesium stearate (MgSt), a waxy, lamellar (platey) solid, is the most widely used solid excipient in pharmaceutical technology [1]. Primarily, MgSt is added to a formulation in order to lubricate powder flow and compaction [2], but it also imparts certain hardness, disintegration and dissolution characteristics to tablets.

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