Pulmonary & Nasal Drug Delivery57

Issue No #57 April 30th, 2015

Inside the magazine

INVESTIGATING THE DE-AGGLOMERATION PROFILES OF DPI FORMULATIONS

Malvern Panalytical

INVESTIGATING THE DE-AGGLOMERATION PROFILES OF DPI FORMULATIONS

Paul Kippax from Malvern Instruments, Srinivas Ravindra Babu Behara, David Morton, Ian Larson and Peter Stewart from Monash University describe the use of laser diffraction to analyse dry powder behaviour.

MDI PROPELLANTS – IS THE POPULARITY OF HFA 227EA SET TO GROW?

MDI PROPELLANTS – IS THE POPULARITY OF HFA 227EA SET TO GROW?

Tim Noakes predicts a rise in demand for HFA 227ea – a less common MDI propellant than the better-known HFA 134a.

IMPROVING THE REALISM AND RELEVANCE OF MOUTH-THROAT MODELS FOR INHALED PRODUCT TESTING

Copley Scientific

IMPROVING THE REALISM AND RELEVANCE OF MOUTH-THROAT MODELS FOR INHALED PRODUCT TESTING

Mark Copley provides some background on mouth-throat models for OIP testing.

COMPANY SHOWCASE: NEMERA

Isabelle Delcroix

COMPANY SHOWCASE: NEMERA

In 2014, the healthcare business formerly known as Rexam Healthcare Devices became Nemera. This name change followed the May 2, 2014 acquisition by Montagu Private Equity.

THE ADVANTAGES OF DESIGNING HIGH-RESISTANCE SWIRL CHAMBERS

Team Consulting

THE ADVANTAGES OF DESIGNING HIGH-RESISTANCE SWIRL CHAMBERS

David Harris taps into a powerful combination of detailed anatomical and functional understanding of the human respiratory system, pulmonary drug delivery technology and formulation expertise.

PULMONARY DELIVERY OF ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES

PULMONARY DELIVERY OF ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES

Anna Fureby, Ulla Elofsson and Per Gerde discuss the serious problem of antibiotic resistance and the potential role of antimicrobial peptides in the treatment of resistant bacterial strains.

POLYMERS WITH IMPROVED TRIBOLOGY

Dr Kirsten Markgraf

POLYMERS WITH IMPROVED TRIBOLOGY

Kirsten Markgraf and Wendy Johnson review the performance of various polyoxymethylene acetal copolymer grades, and introduce two new grades optimised for sliding applications.

HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN AT THE HEART OF A SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Phillips-Medisize

HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN AT THE HEART OF A SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Bill Welch and Jeremy Odegard provide an insight into how the company’s human centred design approach fits into its integrated product development process.

PROFITABLE ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION THROUGH USE OF STANDARDISED MACHINE PLATFORMS

PROFITABLE ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION THROUGH USE OF STANDARDISED MACHINE PLATFORMS

Reiner Zeidler describes the company’s modular TEAMED production system, and how it meets the inhaler device industry’s needs – from early development applications right through to commercial-scale manufacture.