Pharmaceutical Testing encompasses a wide range of applications and includes API formulation, dosage form testing and processing, friability testing and much more. Pharmaceutical testing takes place throughout the entire formulation, development, and manufacturing processes.
Pharmaceutical Testing Equipment Includes
- Friability and Tablet Testers
- Dissolution Equipment
- API Processing Workstations
- Raw Materical ID Systems
- Viscometers, Rheometers, Polarimeters
- MIcrowave Synthesis Systems
- X-Ray Inspection Systems
Friability describes the tendency of a solid substance to break into smaller pieces under duress or contact, especially by rubbing.
Polarimetry determines product purity by measuring specific rotation and optical rotation.
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rheometer is a device used to measure the way in which a liquid, suspension or slurry flows in response to applied forces. It is used for those fluids which cannot be defined by a single value of viscosity and therefore require more parameters to be set and measured than is the case for a viscometer. It measures the rheology of the fluid.
Gels and non-Newtonian fluids, which exhibit complex flow behavior, are frequently encountered in pharmaceutical engineering and manufacturing, or when dealing with various in vivo fluids. Therefore understanding rheology is important, and the ability to use rheological characterization tools is of great importance for any pharmaceutical scientist involved in the field.
When choosing pharmaceutical testing equipment, specific testing requirements and considerations will vary based on regulatory compliance and cost. Other deciding factors can include analysis time and throughput.
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