Published 7 Feb 2019
Why don’t they float to the top? We all know what happens to bubbles in water: They float to the top and disappear, eventually. In a bubbly foam bath, the bubbles are stabilized with surfactants and other ingredients. This extends…READ MORE >
Tags: air-in-water, bubbles, concentration, minimum concentration, nanobubble
Published 19 Oct 2018
On October 2, 2018, we held a seminar entitled “Overcoming Characterization Challenges in Drug Formulation” in the Boston area. It was a great opportunity to meet with many pharmaceutical scientists in the area and learn about their challenges and concerns. …READ MORE >
Tags: ASDs, DLS, drug delivery, dynamic light scattering, image analysis
Published 24 May 2018
Detection of trace polymorphs, determination of amorphous content, and the study of the stability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) subjected to heat and humidity are some of the many applications where a modern powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) system can add…READ MORE >
Tags: API, pharmaceutical, polymorph, protein, PXRD
Published 3 Aug 2017
Intralipid-Lipid emulsions Lipid emulsions are administered intravenously for a variety of purposes: To help feed patients with temporary difficulty in ingesting food orally For better transport of lipophilic drugs (fat-friendly active ingredient (API) which is not soluble in water) For…READ MORE >
Tags: emulsion, emulsions, flocculation, formulation, injectable
