Twin-Screw Extruders for Pharma Applications

An introduction to Hot Melt Extrusion (HME) and melt granulation for both immediate and controlled release pharmaceutical applications will be presented.

The concept of solid solutions/solid dispersion will be discussed in addition to some of the challenges to bring such products to market. The webinar will be presented by Dr. Feng Zhang, Associate Professor in the College of Pharmacy at University of Texas at Austin who has been working with extrusion of pharmaceutical materials for the past 20 years.