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Pharmacology & Toxicology

Electron microscopy plays an integral role in research and development of new drug formulations. Structure, particle size, porosity and presence of contaminants have been responsible for the final activity of the drug.

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Pharmacology & Toxicology

TESCAN SEMs offer very high-resolution imaging and superb analytical performance, which make them perfect and reliable tools for quality control of new preparations.

Structure of a drug powder

Structure of a drug powder

  • Nowadays, a lot of research effort has been devoted to the development of sophisticated drug micro- and nano-carriers for controlled release and targeted delivery.
  • These substances are often based on polymer chemistry, which is often sensitive to the electron beam.
  • For these purposes, the TESCAN Triglav TM FEG-SEM provides the highest resolution imaging even at low accelerating voltages.
  • For samples that cannot be prepared using standard methods or sputter coated with metals, users can take advantage of the variable pressure mode UniVac.
  • Using the Peltier cooling stage and Water Vapor Inlet System researchers can monitor dynamic processes such as crystallization or dissolution of the substance.
  • Micro-CT allows researchers to visualize, non-destructively, 3D structures and such as pores and phase distribution while Dynamic micro-CT allows the 3D visualization of processes such as pill dissolution.
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