Tablet tooling instrumented

Although UV/VIS diffuse reflectance spectroscopy has not been used extensively in the study of pharmaceutical solids, its applications have been sufficiently numerous that the power of the technique is evident. The full reflectance spectra, or the derived colorimetry parameters, can be very useful in the study of solids that are characterized by color detectable by the human eye. It is evident that questions pertaining to the colorants used for identification purposes in tablet formulations can be fully answered through the use of appropriately designed diffuse reflectance spectral experiments. With the advent of newer, computer-controlled instrumentation, the utility of UV/VIS diffuse reflectance as a characterization tool for solids of pharmaceutical interest should continue to be amply demonstrated. 

Knoechel, E.L. Sperry, C.C. Ross, H.E. Instrumented rotary tablet machines 1 design, construction, and performance as pharmaceutical research and development tools. J. Pharm. Sci. 1967, 56 (1), 109-115. 

The first true compaction simulator capable of mimicking the compaction and ejection cycle of a rotary tablet press was reported by Hunter et al. in the 1970s (2), The evolution of such an instrument presented a novel tool for both powder compression research and scale-up of the tableting process. Celek and Marshall report that although compaction simulators are expensive to purchase, they present the following attributes ... 

MS is a technology-based new learning tool comprising a tablet PC (or any PC) and an instrumentation board, which replaces most of the lab equipment. Therefore, MS allows for small foot -print, mobile laboratory experiments any place any time. The measurement by MS is possible by Windows-based software, Mobile Studio Desktop, which is already installed in the tablet PCs. The icon for the Mobile Studio Desktop is illustrated below. 

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