Powder/Particle Characterisation

• Particle Morphology/Size-Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM)-Quanta 400 (FEI)
• Hygroscopicity/amorphous content- Intrinsic Dynamic Vapour Sorption (DVS) (SMS)
• Particle Size Analysis (powders)-Laser Diffraction HELOS/KF Rodos-M range 1-100microns (Sympatec)
• Particle Size Analysis/Zeta potential (suspensions/emulsions)-DLS NanoSizerS range 10nm-103nm(Malvern)
• Surface Area Measurements (BET)- iGC Surface Energy Analyser includes film surface analysis option (SMS)
• Particle or True Density- Helium Pycnometry- AccuPyc 1330 (Micrometrics)
• Compressibility-Texture Analyser TA XP+ (Stable Microsystems)
• Flowability- Angle of repose method-Texture Analyser TA XP+ (Stable Microsystems)
• Rheometry- Rotational and Capillary Rheometers-(AntonParr)
• KF Moisture analysis- 701 KF Titrino (Metrohm)
• Loss on Drying (LOD)- Halogen moisture balance (Mettler Toledo)