Tablet coating

Tablet coating

Coating Tablet coating is a process, applied to the tablet, surface. The substance used for coating is usually applied as a solution (or) suspension. Types of coating 1. Sugar coating: Sugar coating is done by using the pan coating method. Here sugar is used to mask the bitter and unpleasant odor and taste of the … Read more

Types of tablets

Types of tablets

Tablets are the solid dosage forms containing medicament, (or) medicaments, usually circular in shape and may be flat (or) biconvex. Tablets are prepared by compression method. Types of tablets  (A) Tablets ingested orally: (B) Tablets administered by other routes : (C) Tablets used in the oral cavity: (D) Tablets used to prepare a solution: Also … Read more

Method of extraction

Extraction: It is a process of plant (or) animal tissues with solvent, whereby the medicinally active constituents are dissolved, and most of the inert matter remains undissolved. The solvent used for extraction is known as “menstruum”. and the inert insoluble material, that remains after extraction is called “marc” Various extraction processes are : Classification of … Read more

Process of freeze drying

freeze drying

Freeze drying is a process of water vapours from a frozen silution by sublimation Processing of freeze drying (i) Pre-treatment: This step is done to reduce the volume of the solution to be introduced into the container. The solution is pre-concentrated under normal vacuum tray drying. Sometimes solid or liquid desiccants are also used for … Read more

Fluid bed dryer

Theory Fluid bed dryer Fluid bed dryer: If gas is allowed to flow upward through a bed of solid particles at a velocity greater than the setting velocity of the particles, the particles are partially suspended in the gas stream. The resultant mixture of solids and gas behaves like a liquid and the solids are … Read more

Sintered glass filter

Sintered glass filter

Construction of Sintered glass filter The sintered glass filter is made of borosilicate glass finely powdered, sieved, and particles of the designed size are separated. It is then packed into a disc mould and heated to a temperature at which adhesion takes place between the particles. The disc is then fused to a tunnel of … Read more

What is Membrane filter

membrane filter

Principle of Membrane filter: Membrane filter: (Microfiltration) Fitter the material that can retain large solid particles and other particles liquid passes through a microporous membrane material to separate specific substances under the action of static pressure difference. Construction Membrane filter: Membrane filters are made of thin and flat membranes of cellulose derivates, (eg: cellulose acetate, … Read more

Standards for Sieves

Sieves

Standards for Sieves 1. Number of Sieves: It indicates the number of meshes in a length of 2.54cm in each transverse direction parallel to wires. 2. Nominal size of aperture: The nominal size of aperture indicates the distance between the wires. It represents the length of the side of the square aperture. The I.P has … Read more