Physical Pharmaceutics Laboratory detailed syllabus for Pharmaceutical Technology (Pharma Tech) for 2019 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Pharma Tech students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objective:
The course aims to,
- understand the principles of characterizing pharmaceutical powders.
- determine various physico-chemical properties involved in formulation design.
- learn the basics of physico-chemical characterization of pharmaceutical additives used in liquid/semi-solid dosage forms
List of Experiments:
- Determination of particle size and particle size distribution using sieving method.
- Determination of particle size and particle size distribution using Microscopic method.
- Determination of bulk density, true density and porosity.
- Determine the angle of repose
- Determine the angle of repose with effect of lubricant.
- Determination of surface area of powders.
- Determination of surface tension of given liquids by drop count and drop weight method.
- Determination of critical micellar concentration (CMC) of surfactants.
- Study of rheological properties of various types of systems using different viscometers.
- Preparation of various types of suspensions and determination of their sedimentation parameters.
- Preparation and stability studies of emulsions.
- Determination of half-life, rate constant and order of reaction.
List of Equipment
FOR BATCH OF 30 STUDENTS
- Optical Microscope
- Sieve shaker and sieve set
- Andreasen pipette
- Stalagmometer
- Ostwald”s viscometer, Brookfield viscometer
- Stability chamber
- Specific gravity bottle
- Bulk density apparatus
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the students will be able to,
- Characterize and evaluate the properties of powders by suitable methods.
- Carry out the stability studies and determines the stability of various dosage forms
- Calculate the rate constants involved in the pharmaceutical systems and process
Text Books:
- CVS Subrahmanyam, SG Vasantharaju, Laboratory Manual of Physical Pharmacy, IInd Ed., Vallabh Publications / Prakashan, 2009.
- Manavalan, R. and C. Ramasamy. “Physical Pharmaceutics” Vignesh Publishers, IInd Ed.,2011.
References:
- Eugene L. Parrott, WitoldSaski, Experimental Pharmaceutics, IVth Ed, Burgess Pub. Co., 1977.
- Liberman H.A., RiEgor M.M, and Banker GS. Pharmaceutical dosage forms – Disperse systems, Vol 1, 2 and 3, IInd Edition, Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, 1996.
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