Instacoat Universal

• Polymer system employs only water-soluble cellulosic materials which have been widely used in film coating over many years.

• Polymers used are soluble in water and most commonly used organic & hydro-alcoholic solvents commonly used in pharmaceutical film coating.

• Multiple use system.

• Can be applied in a wide range of equipment designs and sizes from most manufacturers.

• Systems are widely understood from regulatory, development and production perspective thus facilitating progress from formulation, scale-up through to full production.

• Easy solvent changes without affecting tablet qualitative formulation.

• Facilitates site/equipment changes with minimal regulatory impact.

• Can be used as sub-coating & top-coating sealcoats, for regular color coating and as the vehicle in drug loading processes.

• Easy scale-up and transfer to different equipment types or manufacturing sites.

All products are checked for the regulatory compliance of all ingredients in the target countries and market segments of sale. This determination is made at the time the initial formulation is established, based on customer-supplied information. If market countries and/or segments are extended once the formulation has been established, customers are encouraged to contact us to ensure that regulatory compliance is not compromised.

• Purified water at up to 11% w/w solids
• Organic:
  •  IPA 35% + MDC 65% w/w at up to 5% solids
  • Ethanol 35% + Chloroform 65% w/w at up to 5% solids
• Hydro-alcoholic: Water 50% + IPA 50% w/w at up to 9%

• Instacoat universal (Aqueous):

  • Add the weighed quantity of water to a mixing vessel.

  • Using a mechanical stirrer, stir the purified water to form a vortex

  • Add required quantity of Instacoat Aqua II to the center of the liquid vortex in a slow steady stream, avoiding clumping while maintaining a vortex. Once the entire quantity of Instacoat has been added, reduce the stirrer speed to eliminate the vortex. Continue mixing for 45 minutes.

• Instacoat universal (Organic):

  • Add the weighed quantity of organic solvent to a mixing vessel.

  • Using a mechanical stirrer, stir the organic solvent to form a vortex

  • Add required quantity of Instacoat Universal to the center of the liquid vortex in a slow steady stream, avoiding clumping while maintaining a vortex. Once the entire quantity of Instacoat has been added, reduce the stirrer speed to eliminate the vortex.Continue mixing for 45 minutes.

• Instacoat Universal (hydro alcoholic):

  • Add the weighed quantity of hydro alcoholic solvent to a mixing vessel.

  • Using a mechanical stirrer, stir the hydro alcoholic solvent to form a vortex

  • Add required quantity of Instacoat Universal to the center of the liquid vortex in a slow steady stream, avoiding clumping while maintaining a vortex. Once the entire quantity of Instacoat has been added, reduce the stirrer speed to eliminate the vortex. Continue mixing for 45 minutes.

• Determine the quantities of Instacoat universal (11% w/w solids) and water required based on the quantity of tablets to be coated and the target coating weight gain. e.g.: For coating 1.0 kg of tablets to 3% wt. gain, weigh 33 g Instacoat and 267 gm purified water at room temperature (includes 10% overage for losses)

• Determine the quantities of Instacoat universal (5% w/w solids) and IPA 35% + MDC 65% or Ethanol 35% + Chloroform 65% required based on the quantity of tablets to be coated and the target coating weight gain. e.g.: For coating 1.0 kg of tablets to 3% wt. gain, weigh 33 g Instacoat and 627 gm IPA 35%+ MDC 65% or Ethanol 35% + Chloroform 65% at room temperature (includes 10% overage for losses)

• Determine the quantities of Instacoat universal (9% w/w solids) and Water 50% + IPA 50% required based on the quantity of tablets to be coated and the target coating weight gain. e.g.: For coating 1.0 kg of tablets to 3% wt. gain, weigh 33 g Instacoat and 333.67 gm Water 50% + IPA 50% at room temperature (includes 10% overage for losses)

Tablet bed temperature offers the most effective way of controlling the coating process. Where this measurement is unavailable, exhaust temperature may be substituted. However, the relationship between the two measurements is complex and depends on several factors such as pan load, pan depression, pan design and airflow rate. Indicated exhaust temperature may be above or below the true bed temperature. It is recommended that the relationship between the two measurements is calibrated.