Dissolution Rate Test Apparatus

The apparatus consists of 4 parts. A water bath with 500 Watt heater covered 1000 ml vessel made from borosilicate glass, variable speed motor with 16 cms long stainless steel shaft. A Cylinderical stainless steel basket and a membrane fixing attachment, waterbath is made of imported thick acrylic sheet with transparent cover at top. Temperature of bath is maintained at 37’c with an accuracy of +/- 1’c. A cylinderical glass vessel of 1000 ml capacity with slightly concave bottom has a flenged edge at the top to accept a fitted cover having four holes. One hole place in the centre. The shaft of the motor has an electronic speed regulating device that allows the speed to be varied from 25 to 150 R.P.M. The shaft is 6 mm dia, 16 cms long with basked fitted at end rotates smoothly and without any significant wooble. The basket consist of two parts one of which is attached to the shaft. It or of solid material except for 2 mm vent and is screwed on the main shaft. Lower part of the basket is held with this part by means of threading and this allows proper removal of lower part for introduction of the test samples. The detachable part of the basket is fabricated on stainless steel mesh formed into cylinder of size 36 mm x 25 mm dia. The equipment is workable on 220 volts.

Also available on Analog / Digital type, Single, Two, Three, Six and Eight tests.