A novel dry coating technique for fine particles that does not require any liquids has been developed. Swellable ordered-mixed drug particles (Swell-OM-spheres, SOS), using a modified starch as the core particle and a drug coating layer…

If you missed the virtual edition of Ideal Institute of Coating Technology, they’ve got you covered! Due to popular demand, they’ve decided to do a one day virtual training on 20th January 2021 from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Register now: …

Biopolymer coatings exhibit outstanding potential in various biomedical applications, due to their flexible functionalization. In this review, we have discussed the latest developments in biopolymer coatings on various substrates and…

Oral drug therapy is generally provided in the form of solid oral dosage forms (SODF) that have to be swallowed and move throughout the oro-esophageal system. Previous studies have provided evidence that the oro-esophageal transit of SODF…

Ideal Institute Of Coating Technology is a continuous education program for R&D scientists and healthcare professionals. The two day program covers various aspects of film coatings such as basic of film coatings, coating formulations,…

The feasibility of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for in-line monitoring of pharmaceutical film coating processes has recently been demonstrated. OCT enables real-time acquisition of high-resolution cross-sectional images of coating…

Tablet Coating Webinar by Kerry - December 17, 2020 Big pharma manufacturers are moving away from traditional in-house coating to a more efficient practice of using aqueous based ready-mix coating systems. Innovators are starting to…

Fine particles are widely used in many industrial fields, and there are many techniques applied for these particles, like electroplating, and chemical and physical vapor deposition. However, in the food and pharmaceutical industries, most…

Novel mathematical models were developed to predict inter-tablet coating uniformity in terms of coefficients of variation (CV) and acceptance values (AV) for cylindrical tablet pan coaters, operating in batch and continuous modes. The…

Introduction: Drug stability and shelf life are main targets of current pharmaceutical development as many active ingredients are highly moisture sensitive. Instead of using impermeable and expensive packaging materials it appears advisable…