Applications Of The FT4 Powder Rheometer® For Dry Powder Inhalers
Freeman Technology is pleased to announce the release of “Applications of the FT4 Powder Rheometer® for Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs)”.
DPIs are used to deliver a controlled dose of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to the deep lung. An excipient, for example lactose, typically carries the fine particles of the API from the device before being stripped away as the API continues to the lungs.
The coarser excipient is usually trapped in the throat and subsequently swallowed. However, the properties of the excipient will significantly influence performance, from the initial filling through to dosing and drug delivery.
Identifying the properties of a powder or blend associated with optimised performance allows compatible formulations to be developed, without the significant financial and time implications associated with running samples through the process.
The FT4 Powder Rheometer is a universal powder tester that provides automated, reliable and comprehensive measurement of bulk material characteristics.
This information can be correlated with experience to improve processing efficiency and aid quality control. Specialising in the measurement of dynamic flow properties, the FT4 also incorporates a shear cell, and the ability to measure bulk properties such as density, compressibility and permeability, enabling comprehensive characterisation of a powder in a process relevant context.
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About us
Freeman Technology specialises in systems for measuring the flow properties of powders and has nearly 20 years' experience in powder flow and powder characterisation.
The company invests significantly in R&D and applications development, and provides detailed know-how to support its range of products. Expert teams guide and support users around the world in addressing their individual powder challenges, focusing on delivering the most relevant information for the process. The result is world-leading solutions for understanding powder behaviour - in development, formulation, scale-up, processing, quality control, or anywhere that powders have a role.
Freeman Technology’s solutions include the FT4 Powder Rheometer®, a uniquely universal powder tester, and the Uniaxial Powder Tester, a complementary tool for quick and robust powder assessment. Systems are installed around the world in the chemical, pharmaceutical, toners, foods, powder coatings, metals, ceramics, cosmetics, and many other industries. They deliver data that maximise process and product understanding, accelerating R&D and formulation towards successful commercialisation, and supporting the long term optimisation of powder processes.
Founded in 1989 as a developer of automated testing systems for materials characterisation, the company has focused exclusively on powders since the late 1990s and in 2018 became part of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation. The company’s R&D, manufacturing and commercial headquarters are in Gloucestershire, UK, with operations and distribution partners in key global territories. In 2007 the company received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation and in 2012 the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.
Where we supply to
UK Ireland, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America
Industries we supply to
Chemicals, Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Toiletries
