Detection of previously unknown menthol poly-morphs by Flash DSC

Yohann Corvis (1) , Andreas Wurm (2) , Christoph Schick (2) , Philippe Espeau (1)

1 UPD5 Pharmacie - Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris - Université Paris Descartes
2 Université Rostock, Institut for Physik

Knowledge of the polymorphic forms of an active substance is very important, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. In this article, we show how previously unknown polymorphs of menthol can be identified and characterized by Flash DSC.

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Biotechnologies; Ingénierie biomédicale

Yohann Corvis, Andreas Wurm, Christoph Schick, Philippe Espeau. Detection of previously unknown menthol poly-morphs by Flash DSC. 2017. ⟨hal-03227091⟩