Patent ID: 9222927
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B01F,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for conducting dissolution tests comprising: a) a first chamber comprising a base and a shelf screen and being capable of transferring solid particles to a second chamber; wherein said shelf screen is a mesh screen compatible with said medium and having a have a mesh size of from 200 mesh to 10 mesh; b) said second chamber connected in series to said first chamber via said tubing and being capable of retaining solids; c) at least one supply of media that can be continuously passed into one or more of said chambers; d) a medium analysis device that analyzes effluent from said chambers for substances of interest in the tests; e) a heating device that controls temperature of medium in each of said chambers; wherein each of said chambers has a sample addition port and an agitator that mixes the sample and medium; and wherein said agitator of said first chamber is proximate to said base and said shelf screen is positioned in said first chamber, above said agitator, on an opposite side of said agitator from said base.