Micromeritics is to present a lecture and participate in training laboratories at the second annual Tablets & Capsules Hands-On Short Course hosted by the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
The event next month will provide a general overview of the production of multiparticulate beads, capsules, and tables. It aims to guide students from raw material assessment to formulation development, finishing with end-product testing and quality control using PAT methods.
Providing students with a thorough understanding of tablet and capsule manufacturing, the University of Maryland designed the course for industrial researchers concerned with formulation development, process development, quality control, and administration.
The training is also suitable for for DFA regulators working in CMC and labs involved in product quality evaluation.
Micromeritics will present a lecture that covers sampling, particle size and distribution, surface area and shape, and bulk properties, density, porosity, particle-particle interactions, and flow.
As well as lecture material, the course includes a series of comprehensive labs. A variety of topics will be discussed, including milling, mixing, granulation, spray drying, compression, encapsulation, and coating.
Micromeritics scientists will assist in the laboratory sessions concerning surface area, envelope density, skeletal density, and particle size and shape.
They will also include demonstrations of Micromeritics’ instruments used by the pharmaceutical industry to obtain these measurements.
Demonstration instruments will include the Particle InSight Dynamic Image Analyser for measuring particle size and shape and AccuPyc II Gas Displacement Pycnometer for determining true and skeletal density.
