SwRI will be exhibiting at SupplySide West, booth no. 3117.
SwRI is an independent, nonprofit contract R&D organization and a recognized leader in the field of nano- and microencapsulation with more than 75 years of research and development experience ranging from proof-of-concept to production. SwRI has conducted thousands of different encapsulation, micronization, and particle engineering projects for numerous clients, spanning a wide variety of application areas. To further support sponsored programs, SwRI maintains an in-house program to investigate new encapsulation concepts and improve existing technologies. Institute staff members are experienced in more than two dozen encapsulation processes, including atomization, spray coating, coextrusion, chemical emulsion-based methods, and nanoencapsulation techniques to produce capsules with sizes from tens of nanometers to several millimeters. Thousands of materials are available using these techniques to formulate capsules with a wide variety of release mechanisms. The encapsulation technique and formulation selected are based on the needs of the specific application. SwRI recently added several new capabilities. The first is an electrostatic spray dryer. This unit is ideal for spray drying materials, such as bioactive materials, in an inert environment at a low temperature. Second is a new inert gas lab-scale spray dryer. This technique is well-suited for fluid bed granulation or coating of air-sensitive materials, such as nutritional oils. The equipment uses a glass chamber, allowing easy viewing of the fluid bed process. A third addition is a high-throughput membrane emulsification system. This system can prepare mono-dispersion emulsions at up to 200 L/hr. The final addition is a new microfluidic chip-based system for the preparation of monodisperse droplet and double emulsions. The versatility of this double- and single-emulsion system facilitates the evaluation and preparation of droplets with precise size and composition. Let us know how we can help solve your particle challenges.
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