Pharmaceutical

With its advanced scheduling capability enabling fully-automatic testing over an extended period, the NanoTest is ideally suited to R&D and quality assurance in a highly competitive industry where both high data throughout and reliability of results are essential. Applications include:-

Tablet Fracture Resistance

The NanoTest is used to investigate tablet hardness and resistance to indentation-induced fracture. Results are used to optimize tablet formulation to minimize susceptibility to brittle fracture that leads to damage during packaging, handling and transportation.

Powder Fracture Resistance

The fracture resistance of single particles in powders is assessed using the NanoTest high resolution microscope. Critical fracture loads determined with the NanoTest indentation module enable powder formulations to be optimized for ease of powder processing and dispersion.

Powder Adhesion Measurement

The NanoTest Adhesion option has been designed to measure the adhesion between different pharmaceutical powders.