Main activities:
|
Name |
Brand/Model |
Details |
Particle Size Analyzer MS2000 |
MALVERN/MS2000 |
Use for particle size analysis and particle size measurement. Determines the size range, and/or the average, or mean size of the particles in a powder or liquid sample. Accessories: Wet & Dry Powder Dispersion |
Disintegration Tester |
ELECTROLAB/ED2L |
Disintegration tester is widely used to measure the quality of the oral dosage form like tablets and capsules. A disintegration test is a procedure to find out the time it takes for a solid dosage form to completely disintegrate. |
Friabilator |
ELECTROLAB/EF-2 |
Tablet friability can be used to measure efficiency of tabletting equipment or as an indicator of formulation suitability as well as routine QC functions. It can also be thought of as measuring “dusting”. Tablets are rotated in a plastic drum for a specified period of time. |
Hardness Tester |
PHARMATEST/PTB311E |
Tablet hardness testing, is a laboratory technique used by the pharmaceutical industry to determine the breaking point and structural integrity of a tablet and find out how it changes "under conditions of storage, transportation, packaging and handling before usage" The breaking point of a tablet is based on its shape. |
Homogenizer |
CAT x 120 |
Use in process of reducing the size of the fat globules , to extremely small particles and distributing it uniformly throughout a fluid . |
EQUIPMENTS | UNIT CHARGE | UiTM USER (RM) | PUBLIC INSTITUTE (RM) | PRIVATE INSTITUTE & INDUSTRIAL (RM) |
Particle Size Analyzer MS2000**1 | per sample | 50 | 100 | 150 |
Disintegration Tester | per sample | 30 | 50 | 100 |
Friabilator Tester | per run | 15 | 30 | 40 |
Hardness Tester | per run | 25 | 50 | 75 |
Homogenizer | per sample | 50 | 100 | 150 |
Analytical Balance | per hour | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Drying Cabinet | per day | 30 | 40 | 60 |
Biosafety Cabinet Class II | per day | 60 | 80 | 120 |
UV Spectrophotometer for Absorbance & Wavelength |
per cuvette | 5 | 60 | 90 |
Centrifuge Labofuge | per run | 20 | 45 | 70 |
Torsion Balance | per sample | 25 | 50 | 60 |
Hot Plate | per day | 15 | 30 | 40 |
Glassware Washer Include Decon and Dish Soap |
per run | 15 | 25 | 35 |
Sieve Shaker | per run | 50 | 100 | 100 |
Viscometer Falling Ball | per sample per test | 20 | 40 | 60 |
Faculty of Pharmacy, Nor Zaleha Ishak |