The hermetically sealed, stainless steel containment isolator fully encloses the processor's high-pressure processing area, so it is safe to mix toxic or potent products.
Microfluidics, in collaboration with Absolute Control Systems, introduces a containment isolator for use with its existing line of Microfluidizer processors.
Microfluidizers utilise pressures up to 2750bar to process highly stable, immiscible liquid emulsions or solids in liquid suspensions.
Using the highest shear rates available, the processors uniformly reduce particles and droplets to submicron sizes in their patented, fixed-geometry interaction chambers.
At pressures this high, it is important to minimise hazardous product aerosolisation in order to ensure the safety of the operator and environment, says Microfluidics.
The containment isolator features negative-pressure Hepa filtration to prevent material from entering the operator's breathing zone.
Thanks to a special housing unit, operators can safely replace these filters without exposure to the trapped toxic particles.
The containment isolators are available for all Microfluidizer processor models.
Factory acceptance testing (Fat) is performed at both Microfluidics and Absolute Controls to ensure reliable performance.
Microfluidics, a wholly owned subsidiary of MFIC, provides patented and proprietary high performance Microfluidizer materials processing equipment to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics/personal care and food industries.
Microfluidics applies its nearly 20 years of high pressure processing experience to produce the most uniform and smallest liquid and suspended solid structures available, and has provided manufacturing systems for nanoparticle products for more than 15 years.
The company is involved in advanced materials processing equipment for laboratory, pilot scale and manufacturing applications, offering innovative technology and comprehensive solutions for nanoparticles and other materials processing and production.
More than 3000 systems are in use and afford significant competitive and economic advantages to Microfluidics equipment customers, it says.
Founded in 1991 in Golden, Colorado, Absolute Control Systems began as a custom control system integrator for containment glovebox users and manufacturers across the United States.
In early 1995, Absolute evolved into a full service design and fabrication company, specialising in barrier isolators for the pharmaceutical industry.
With an in-house engineering team, Absolute offers complete turnkey solutions difficult containment problems.
