PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Haikala, Ritva AU - Eerola, Riikka AU - Tanninen, Veli Pekka AU - Yliruusi, Jouko TI - Polymorphic Changes of Mannitol During Freeze-Drying: Effect of Surface-Active Agents DP - 1997 Mar 01 TA - PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology PG - 96--101 VI - 51 IP - 2 4099 - http://journal.pda.org/content/51/2/96.short 4100 - http://journal.pda.org/content/51/2/96.full SO - PDA J Pharm Sci Technol1997 Mar 01; 51 AB - The effect of polysorbate 80 on the crystalline properties of mannitol during freeze-drying was studied. Crystallinity and polymorphism play an important role in, e.g., the solubility and stability of freeze-dried products. Polysorbate 80 had an effect on both the polymorphism and the crystallinity of freeze-dried mannitol.