Impact of Rapid Environmental Changes on Stress Distribution in Tablet Coatings: Simulations

Critical cracking thickness of drying polymer films

“…[1][2][3] In the pharmaceutical industry, immediate release coatings are applied on tablets to protect them from negative effects of the environment such as humidity, oxidation, and light. [4][5][6][7] Functional pharmaceutical coatings such as the osmotic coatings for oral osmotic tablets play a key role in controlling drug release. 8 In the building and construction industry, architectural coatings not only serve decorative purposes but also provide anti-microbial, anti-corrosion, self cleaning and self healing properties.…”