Example Reports

Below is a selection of the type of work undertaken for the pharmaceutical industry

CSMA Report Titles relating to the Pharmaceutical Industry

ToFSIMS Analysis of Brown/Yellow Staining on Pharmaceutical Ovule Blister Packaging Material Investigation into Spot Defects in Metallised Pharmaceutical Packaging Film using Dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Investigation of the Interaction of a Steroid-Based Drug with Rubber Gasket Material Investigation of a Drug Elution from Coated Stents by DSIMS Investigation of Drug Distribution in Coated Stents Characterisation of Stents Coated with Drug-Loaded PCL LSOM and DSIMS Characterisation of Coating on Stents with Different Drug Elution Rates. Surface Analysis of Drug Powders Demonstrating Variable Solubility An XPS Investigation of Active Loading on Drug Powders for Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) High Resolution SIMS Imaging of the Distribution of Drug Active Agent on Lactose Granules An XPS investigation of heat seal strength reduction on drug foil packaging. Characterisation of Monodisperse Polystyrene Beads by XPS, ToFSIMS and SEM Investigation of Antibody (IgG) Immobilisation on PolyEthylene and PolyStyrene Beads by XPS and ToFSIMS Surface Characterisation of Polystyrene Beads and Silica Hybrid Polymers using XPS and ToFSIMS XPS Analysis of Magnetite Beads Investigation of the Efficacy of Cleaning Procedures to Remove Drug and Other Residues from Used YTZ Beads Surface Analysis of Micro-Milling Beads After Conditioning Investigation into the Variable Adhesion of X Film Bonding to Glass Beads using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) LIMA analysis of coaxial cable foam and raw polymer beads Investigation of the Surface and Depth Distribution of a Lubricant on Drug X Tablets Investigation of the Surface Composition of Drug X Blends and Tablet Cores Further Topographical Characterisation of Tablet Samples Investigation of Tablet Hydration using 3D Non-Contact Profiling Further Investigation of Sulfoxide in Tablets using ToF-SIMS ToF-SIMS Investigation into the Loss of Potency of Drug X Tablets for Veterinary Medicine Investigation into the Appearance of Brown Spots on Antibiotic Tablets using ToF-SIMS and XPS ToF-SIMS Investigation into the Cause of the Yellow Discolouration of a Drug Tablet Surface Analysis of Tablets and Excipient Powders using ToF-SIMS & XPS Analysis of Model Tablet Formulations using Surface Analysis Techniques Analysis of a Paracetamol Tablet using Surface Analysis