Brookfield has introduced a new bilayer tablet fixture for measuring the separation properties of compressed bi-layer tablets.
A tablet is inserted into a cavity in the fixture so that the tablet layers lie in the plane of a guillotine-like blade.
During the test, the blade exerts an increasing force on the tablet until the component layers are sheared apart.
The maximum shearing force is regarded as an indicator of the adhesion strength between the tablet components.
The Bilayer Table Shear Fixture is designed for Brookfield's CT3 texture analyser.
It features both compression and tension modes, which allow manufacturers to complete a wide range of tests.
In addition to its current variety of text fixtures, Brookfield works with customers to develop custom equipment for their specific texture measurement applications.
