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CONTENTSContentsPage NoTITLE PAGE.....................................................................................................................iDECLARATION................................................................................................................iiACKNOWLEDGMENTS.................................................................................................iiiABSTRACT........................................................................................................................ivCONTENTS........................................................................................................................viTABLES AND FIGURES...............................................................................................xvABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................................xxviPUBLICATIONS…………………………………………………...………..………xxviiiCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1.0 Background ...................................................................................................................11.1 Hot-<strong>melt</strong> <strong>extrusion</strong>: Process technology........................................................................11.2 Equipment: single screw and twin screw extruder.........................................................31.3 Advantages and disadvantages <strong>of</strong> HME ......................................................................61.4 Applications <strong>of</strong> HME ....................................................................................................71.5 Formulation research and developments to date...........................................................81.6 HME in commercial products......................................................................................121.7 Summary.......................................................................................................................121.8 Aims and objectives………………………………………………………………….131.9 References....................................................................................................................13vi | P a g e

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