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Advantages of USP Apparatus IV (flow-through cell apparatus) in dissolution studies

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The basic characteristics of the flow-through cell apparatus (USP Apparatus IV) including the assembly and open/closed configuration of the apparatus have been described. The relative advantages of the flow-through cell apparatus over other release setups have been summarized. Finally, potential applications of this setup are presented.

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Singh, I., Aboul-Enein, H.Y. Advantages of USP Apparatus IV (flow-through cell apparatus) in dissolution studies. JICS 3, 220–222 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03247211

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