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Inhalation Sciences AB (ISAB) has announced that the 3D module of its PreciseInhale dry powder aerosol testing system is now called "XposeALI." Using air liquid interface (ALI) technology, ISAB creates 3D models with primary epithelial cells that allow for completion of a PK study using 50 – 100 mg of the test material, the company said. ISAB CEO Fredrik Sjövall … [Read more...] about Inhalation Sciences announces new name of PreciseInhale 3D module

ASTM International's Subcommittee on Characterization and Handling of Powders and Bulk Solids has published a new standard titled "Standard Test Method for Shear Testing of Powders using the Freeman Technology FT4 Powder Rheometer Shear Cell." The Freeman Technology FT4 instrument is used for characterization of powders, including the optimization of dry powder … [Read more...] about New ASTM standard for Freeman Technology powder rheometer

According to Copley Scientific, the company will display several new cascade impactor testing accessories at the upcoming RDD Europe meeting in Antibes, France. The new products include a set of interchangeable quick-release attachments for the company's Sample Preparation Unit Model SPU 2000, which allows cascade impactor components to be rinsed automatically. … [Read more...] about Copley to show new cascade impactor accessories at RDD Europe

Copley Scientific has announced the availability of new firmware for its TPK 2000 Critical Flow Controller that allows the instrument to be used for leak testing of cascade impactors without the need for any additional equipment. The TPK 2000 is used in conjunction with a cascade impactor for aerodynamic particle size distribution (APSD) testing of DPIs. According … [Read more...] about Copley’s TPK 2000 flow controller can now perform cascade impactor leak testing

Zhejiang Juhua has announced that the US FDA accepted a drug master file (DMF) for pharmaceutical-grade HFA 134a submitted by its fluorochemicals subsidiary on December 26, 2014 and that the company also received accreditation for a drug registration certificate from the CFDA on February 15, 2015, representing the culmination of a 7-year registration process. … [Read more...] about Juhua now offering pharmaceutical grade HFA-134a (updated)

Hosokawa Micron has introduced the Mini Cyclomix lab mixer for use in development of dry powder formulations for inhalation, the company announced. According to the company, the lab-sized blender is designed to disperse API in a lactose carrier while minimizing the energy imparted in order to avoid affecting aerosolization. The lab blender is a smaller version of … [Read more...] about Hosokawa Micron introduces lab blender for DPI formulation development

Oxford Lasers has announced the launch of its EnVision QC system for spray pattern and plume geometry testing of both MDIs and nasal sprays for quality control purposes. The Envision QC system includes automatic device positioning, and it automatically detects the fully developed phase of the spray and records measurements to meet FDA requirements. Oxford Lasers … [Read more...] about Oxford Lasers introduces new optical spray characterization system

Consort Medical has announced that its Bespak subsidiary has entered into a multi-year agreement to supply its proprietary integrated dose counter system and the valve for a commercial pMDI. This is the first commercial use of the Bespak integrated dose counter (IDC) in an orally inhaled MDI; the IDC is already used in Teva's QNASL beclomethasone HFA nasal aerosol, … [Read more...] about Bespak gets contract for integrated dose counter in MDI