Introduction page of manufacturing equipment and evaluation equipment
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| AGI Homo-Mixer | This compact vacuum emulsifying/dispersing machine is suitable for formulation studies of cosmetics, and can emulsify and knead creams and ointments without entrapping air bubbles. The speed and mixing time of the homo-mixer can also be controlled, enabling studies that are closer to on-site production. |
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| Paddle Mixer | Agitator used on a tabletop. It adjusts raw materials to be mixed with a homo mixer and prepares samples that can be made at room temperature and with low agitation. |
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| Viscosity Measurement | ||
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| Type B viscometer | Single cylindrical rotational viscometer (Brookfield viscometer) described in General Test Method 2.53 Viscosity Measurement in the 18th revision of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. This is a widely used viscometer to measure "approximate viscosity". |
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| Type E viscometer | Cone-plate rotational viscometer (cone-plate viscometer) described in the General Test Method 2.53 "Viscosity Measurement Methods" of the 18th revision of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. This device is capable of rheological (flow) measurement. |
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| Crystal Observation | ||
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| Microscope | This microscope can observe up to 2000x. Check the emulsification state of cream and crystals of Petrolatum. An "ultra-compact high-performance zoom lens" that allows observation of skin surfaces can also be attached. |
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| Component Analysis | ||
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| Gas chromatography | Analyze the ingredients by column. It measures which ingredients are present and in what proportions. |  |
| Spreadability Test | ||
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| Spread meter | It is a spread meter (also called a parallel plate viscometer) described in the General Test Method 6.16, Fluidometric Determination of Semi-solid Preparations of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th Revision. It quantifies the "extensibility" of a sample. |
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| Tensile Testing | ||
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| Penetrometer | This is a penetrometer (tightness meter) described in the General Test Method 6.16 "Fluidometric assay for semi-solid preparations" of the 18th revision of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. It quantifies the "hardness/softness" of a sample. |
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| Bleeding Tests | ||
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| Conical wire mesh | This test measures the bleeding phenomenon of semi-solid formulations (separation of liquid components). |  |