title: Effects of paraffin coatings on the tensile strength of lactose.
abstract: Measurements have been made of the tensile strength of lactose at different temperatures after coating it with up to 10(-4) mol of various paraffin hydrocarbons g-1 of powder. Providing the coating is in a liquified form, either as a result of the ambient temperature or because of the localized high pressure at the points of true contact between the particles, there is a correlation between the tensile strength of the powder and the thickness and viscosity of the coating layer.
mesh_terms: D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D007785:Lactose; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010232:Paraffin; D011208:Powders; D013696:Temperature; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D011208:Powders; D010232:Paraffin; D007785:Lactose