Patent ID: 8318506

Claim:
A dialysis adapter cell configured to be removably disposed in a United States Pharmacopoeia dissolution apparatus 4 flow-through cell, the dialysis adapter cell comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of pillars extending between and attached to a top plate and a bottom plate to form a hollow receptacle, wherein the top plate has an aperture configured to provide access to an inside of the hollow receptacle; a lid configured to close and seal the aperture in the top plate; a dialysis membrane disposed about the housing and sealingly engaged to the top plate and the bottom plate; and a platform in physical communication with the bottom plate and configured to fit within a diameter of a sample holder of the United States Pharmacopoeia dissolution apparatus 4 flow-through cell, wherein the platform is further configured to vertically align the dialysis adapter cell within the sample holder, wherein the dialysis adapter cell is characterized by an axis that is perpendicular to the top plate and the bottom plate, said axis being vertically aligned.