HARLEYSVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colorcon Inc. announces an exciting process development for sugar coated pharmaceutical tablets with the launch of Opadry® SGR, Rapid Sugar Film Coating System.

Tablets were first developed in the mid-1850s, during which sugar coating (SC) was primarily used to improve their surface characteristics and protect pharmaceutical agents from the harsh environment ...

The application of film coatings in pharmaceutical manufacturing is a critical step in controlling drug release profiles and ensuring product quality. Coating processes, whether applied to tablets or ...

A gel-like sugar coating on immune cells has been found to play a starring role in psoriasis. Researchers discovered that immune cells shed this outer layer to help them exit the bloodstream and enter ...

UPTON, NY - Biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and the University of Wurzburg, Germany, have deciphered the structure of a large ...

Engineers and scientists at Sandia National Laboratory are developing an even more powerful follow-on version of the lab’s Z Machine, already the most powerful X-ray generator in the world, according ...

Making a new coating consists of 3 major steps: formulating the coating chemistry, setting up the process, and developing the application. Making a new coating is the combined effort of R&D, ...