Malvern Speaker in Line-up with Industry Specialists at Nasal Drug Delivery Conference
18 February 2010: Malvern, UK - Dr Paul Kippax, product manager for diffraction systems at Malvern Instruments, will make a presentation on 'Understanding the robustness of operation of nasal pump spray devices' at the 'Nasal Drug Delivery' annual international conference on 14-15 April 2010 at Le Meridien Hotel, Piccadilly, London. He will discuss the importance of optimising the formulation and device together when developing nasal pump systems, in order to achieve effective and reproducible delivery. Malvern is committed to understanding and serving the needs of the nasal spray industry and this presentation, which focuses on the use of laser diffraction particle sizing techniques for characterising the spray produced by nasal pump systems, exemplifies the company's work in this area.
The conference is aimed both at those already involved in nasal drug delivery and those who wish to understand the potential of this therapeutic route. Malvern's presentation will take place at 09:30 on day two and a full programme can be found at: http://management-forum.co.uk/pharmaceutical/eventid/1218
In his presentation, Paul Kippax will use research carried out using Malvern's Spraytec system to show how the time-resolved droplet size data obtained using light scattering techniques can aid understanding of the impact of formulation properties, such as viscosity and device characteristics, on spray atomisation. Spraytec is a laser diffraction particle sizing system specifically designed to address the unique requirements of aerosol and spray droplet characterisation across a wide range of industries and applications. The Spraytec provides in-situ, real-time droplet measurements in a fully validated package, giving accurate, reproducible results. www.malvern.com
About Malvern Instruments
Malvern Instruments provides a range of complementary materials characterization tools that deliver inter-related measurements reflecting the complexities of particulates and disperse systems, nanomaterials and macromolecules. Analytical instruments from Malvern are used in the characterization of a wide variety of materials, from industrial bulk powders to nanomaterials and delicate macromolecules. A broad portfolio of innovative technologies is combined with intelligent, user-friendly software. These systems deliver industrially relevant data enabling our customers to make the connection between micro (such as particle size) and macro (bulk) material properties (rheology) and chemical composition (chemical imaging).
Particle size, particle shape, zeta potential, molecular weight, chemical composition and rheological properties measurements are now joined by advanced chromatography solutions (GPC/SEC), extending Malvern's technologies for protein molecular weight, size and aggregation measurements, and synthetic polymer molecular weight and distribution. The company's laboratory, at-line, on-line and in-line solutions are proven in sectors as diverse as cement production and pharmaceutical drug discovery.
Headquartered in Malvern, UK, Malvern Instruments has subsidiary organizations in all major European markets, North America, China, Korea and Japan, a joint venture in India, a global distributor network and applications laboratories around the world. www.malvern.com
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