Granulation, Tabletting and Capsule Technology

This broadly based, four day intensive course is intended for all scientists and technologists concerned with the development and processing of tablets, capsules and similar products.

The main aim of this course is to review the science relating to tabletted and encapsulated pharmaceutical products. The course begins with a consideration of raw material testing and the basic aspects of powder and granulation technology, progresses through formulation of solid dosage forms to manufacturing processes and equipment including scale-up and technology transfer. The program concludes with key aspects of the evaluation of finished products and the regulatory constraints that must be considered at each stage. Formal sessions of the course are supplemented with informal discussion between lecturers and course participants, and problem solving sessions are held on both an open and private basis.

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Quantachrome's Dr Martin Thomas will be presenting the section on "Relevant Properties of Powders: Characteristic prediction; Single particle properties; Bulk properties; Particle/particle interactions and sampling", and "Morphology of Powders: Particle Size Analysis, Surface Area, Porosity and Particle Shape".