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Mechanistic Investigation on Grinding-Induced Subvisible Particle Formation during Mixing and Filling of Monoclonal Antibody Formulations

Benson Gikanga, Ada Hui and Yuh-Fun Maa
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2018, 72 (2) 117-133; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2017.007732

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Mechanistic Investigation on Grinding-Induced Subvisible Particle Formation during Mixing and Filling of Monoclonal Antibody Formulations
Benson Gikanga, Ada Hui, Yuh-Fun Maa
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Mar 2018, 72 (2) 117-133; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2017.007732
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