Applications
Disintegration testers are used to test how a drug in pellet form will disintegrate in solution. The machine permits researchers and medical practitioners to analyze the in vitro breakdown of powdered compounds for quality control purposes. Torontech’s Bathless Disintegration Tester uses three baskets which are slowly moved up and down in a water bath at a various temperature range from 10°C to 45°C. Tablets are placed in the disintegration tester baskets and the time taken for them to disintegrate is recorded.
Also, disintegration testers can be used for pass/fail tests to see if the tablet will dissolve fully, if at all. Simple apparatus like disintegration testers should be judged by their relative compactness, the quality and precision of their temperature control systems, and whether or not they can automatically report results.
