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Practical guides on raw materials, manufacturing and filling, lab consumables and reference standards.
Detergent Raw Materials: Thickeners and ChelatorsA detergent is more than surfactant. Here is what thickeners, chelators, pH adjusters and preservatives add to a cleaning formula.
Vitamin and Nutraceutical Raw Materials ChecklistVitamins and probiotics are sensitive ingredients. This guide lists what formulators verify before they approve a raw material.
Water Treatment Chemicals: Biocides, Antiscalants, PACWater treatment chemicals each solve a different problem. This overview explains biocides, antiscalants, coagulants and bleaching powder.
QC Lab Consumables Checklist and Purchasing TipsRunning out of a small item can stop a whole test run. Use this checklist and consolidate your lab purchasing.
Reference Standards for QC Labs: Primary vs WorkingNot all reference standards are equal. Learn the roles of primary, working and impurity standards and what to specify when ordering.
What to Prepare Before Contract ManufacturingA good brief saves weeks. This checklist covers what a contract manufacturer needs from you before the first sample.Raw Material Quotation: The 6 Details Suppliers NeedA complete inquiry gets a faster and more accurate quotation. These six details remove most of the back-and-forth.Choosing a Preservative: Parabens vs Benzoates vs BHTPreservatives protect against microbes; antioxidants protect against oxidation. Here is how parabens, benzoates and BHA, BHT and TBHQ fit different products.Tablet Excipients: Binders, Disintegrants, LubricantsA tablet is a balance of four or five excipient roles. This guide walks through each one with the materials formulators use most.What Are Pharmaceutical Excipients? Types and FunctionsExcipients are everything in a medicine apart from the active ingredient. This guide explains the main functional groups and what buyers should check.Send us your list — get a written quotation.
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