DENSITY

Erweka SMV 102 Tapped Volumeter for determining tapped / bulk density; USP compliant 2 cylinder station. Micromeritics AccuPyc 1330 Helium Pycnometer for determining true density.

PARTICLE SIZE

Sympatec HELOS/RODOS Particle Size Analyser, analysing particle size and size distribution by laser diffraction. Analysis of dry powder and liquid-dispersed samples over the range 0.1-3000 microns. VIBRI, ASPIROS and CUVETTE sample presentation.

FEI Quanta 400 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope; >120,000x magnification with 3.5nm resolution, secondary electron detector. Motorised multi-position stage. Digital image capture and particle sizing software.

SURFACE AREA & POROSITY

Micromeritics Tristar 3000 Specific Surface Area Analyser (with FlowPrep060 degassing unit), capable of both porosimetry and specific surface area measurement of cryogenically-cooled solids by gas adsorption analysis. Analysis of 3 samples in a single run for higher throughput and lower cost.

POLYMORPH DETERMINATION

Bruker-AXS D8 Advance X-Ray Diffractometer, fitted with a 9 position autosampler, with associated Difrac Plus software, incorporating search and match peak tracing capability.

PerkinElmer Pyris1 Differential Scanning Calorimeter operating over the range -20 to 600?C with 0.1?C accuracy. Hyper DSC capability - max scan rate: 400?C/min. 48 position autosampler. Helium or nitrogen purge gases.

PerkinElmer Pyris1 Thermogravimetric Analyser operating over the range ambient to 900?C. 20 position autosampler. Analysis in nitrogen or dry air atmosphere.

Jasco FT/IR-420 with sample presentation via: "Golden Gate" (attenuated total reflectance), plus gas cell, and transmission cell (Omni cell for liquid / powder / mull samples analysis).

CRYSTALLINITY DETERMINATION

Bruker-AXS D8 Advance X-Ray Diffractometer, fitted with a 9 position autosampler, with associated Difrac Plus software, incorporating search and match peak tracing capability.

PerkinElmer Pyris1 Differential Scanning Calorimeter operating over the range -20 to 600?C with 0.1?C accuracy. Hyper DSC capability - max scan rate: 400?C/min. 48 position autosampler. Helium or nitrogen purge gases.

PerkinElmer Pyris1 Thermogravimetric Analyser operating over the range 0 to 900?C. 20 position autosampler. Analysis in nitrogen or dry air atmosphere.    

PARTICLE SHAPE

FEI Quanta 400 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope; >120,000x magnification with 3.5nm resolution, secondary electron detector. Motorised multi-position stage. Digital image capture and particle sizing software.