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Tablet Hardness Tester
Tablet Hardness Tester

Tablet Hardness Tester

Tablet Hardness Tester

Tablet Hardness Tester

Original price was: KSh 63,100.00.Current price is: KSh 58,100.00.

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Original price was: KSh 63,100.00.Current price is: KSh 58,100.00.

Type: Medicine Detecting Instrument
Finished Dosage Form: Tablet
Precision: High Precision
Voltage: 220V
Computerized: Computerized
Customized: Customized

Description

Tablet Hardness Tester

A tablet hardness tester is a laboratory instrument used in the pharmaceutical industry to measure the breaking strength and structural integrity of tablets. It plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality, efficacy, and safety of medication. Here’s a detailed breakdown:

Function:

This device measures the force required to break a tablet placed between two anvils or platens. The tester applies a gradually increasing pressure until the tablet fractures. The pressure at which the tablet breaks is recorded as its hardness value.

 

Features:

  • Force measurement: Measures the force applied to break the tablet, typically displayed in units like Newtons (N) or kiloponds (kp).
  • Displacement measurement: Some testers track the distance the tablet travels under pressure before breaking, providing additional insights into its behavior.
  • Data storage and analysis: Advanced testers can store and analyze test results, allowing for statistical analysis and quality control monitoring.
  • User interface: May range from simple controls on manual testers to touchscreens with user-friendly interfaces on automated models.
  • Compliance standards: Many testers comply with industry standards like USP (United States Pharmacopeia) and EP (European Pharmacopoeia), ensuring they meet regulatory requirements.

Benefits:

  • Quality control: Helps ensure tablets meet the required hardness specifications, impacting factors like:
    • Storage and transportation: Prevents tablets from breaking during handling and distribution.
    • Packaging design: Informs the design of packaging materials to provide sufficient protection.
    • Patient experience: Ensures tablets are neither too hard to swallow nor crumble easily.
  • Research and development: Allows for testing different formulations and manufacturing processes to optimize tablet properties.
  • Improved efficacy: Maintains consistent tablet disintegration rates for proper drug release in the body.
  • Safety: Helps identify potential issues like capping (incomplete compression) or over-compression that could affect drug delivery or cause safety concerns.

Applications:

  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing: Routine quality control testing of tablets during production.
  • Research and development: Developing new medications and optimizing tablet formulations.
  • Contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs): Ensuring tablets meet client specifications.
  • Regulatory testing: Compliance testing for regulatory approval of new drugs.

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