Laboratories
LAB 1 – Preformulation
Evaluate properties of a pharmaceutical API, powders and polymers utilizing:
- Particle surface area analysis
- Porosity analysis
- Particle size and shape analysis
- Density analysis
- Moisture adsorption/desorption isotherms
- Texture analysis
- Thermogravimetric analysis
- Differential scanning calorimetry
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LAB 2 – Granulation and Extrusion/Spheronization
Processing of a pharmaceutical API and excipients to form granules and extrudates by:
- High shear mixing and wet granulation
- Low shear mixing and wet granulation
- Extrusion/Spheronization
- Fluid bed drying
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LAB 3 – Tableting
Evaluate excipient/drug compressibility and compressibility of wet granulated vs. direct compression tablet formulations utilizing:
- Instrumented single punch tablet press
- Instrumented rotary tablet press
- Equipment to monitor weight, thickness and breaking strength of tablet compacts
- Software to determine scalability from small to large scale production presses
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LAB 4 – Hot Melt Extrusion, 3D Printing and Tablet Evaluation
Evaluate processing of hot melt extruded forms using:
- Hot melt extruder
- 3D Printing
Perform tests to evaluate quality control attributes of tablets using:
- Tablet dissolution apparatus, real time and interval drug release testing
- Tablet disintegration testing
- Tablet friability testing
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LAB 5 – Fluid Bed Granulation/Particle Coating and Tablet Pan Coating
Evaluate granulation of an API/excipient blend and film coating of non-pareil particles using:
- Fluid bed granulator/Wurster particle coater
Pan coat tablets using:
- Side vented tablet coating pan
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Upcoming Courses
- May 21 – 26, 2023 Hands-on Course in Tablet Technology (Oxford, MS)