This article was originally published on MedicalDesign.com in May 2014. Applying a coating to a medical device or instrument can improve the device’s performance and reduce potential side effects. As ...

The additive introduced into the solution for preparing the photoactive layer enhances Marangoni flow, thereby offsetting capillary flow caused by changes in the substrate’s surface energy due to ...

Ultrasonic spray coating parameters such as drug-to-polymer ratio and carrier gas flow impact coating thickness/profile and ...

This appendix reviews various coating process technologies: diffusion coating, thermal spray (particulate deposition), physical vapor deposition (atomistic or molecular transfer), and sputtering ...

The authors investigate the tablet-coating process using a combination of different simulation techniques. Drum coaters are widely used in the pharmaceutical industry to produce film-coated tablets.

Industry experts share insights on the advances in tablet coating technologies and the potential of continuous coating in solid-dosage manufacturing. Tablets are coated for several reasons, such as to ...