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Rapid and reliable identification and validation of incoming raw materials is
critical for drug manufacturing
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Impurities and adulterants in <a
href="http://www.tnnchemical.com/pharmaceutical-raw-materials/" target="_self">raw
materials</a> pose potential health threats when present in the manufacturing of
pharmaceutical APIs and drug products. These same impurities and adulterants may
also result in lower production yields and greater needs for product purification.
Thus, their identification and quantification within incoming raw material play an
important role in the pharma industry, ensuring product safety & quality, and
an overall smooth and cost-efficient manufacturing process.
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Bruker offers a complete portfolio of analytical systems for quick and
accurate identification of raw materials.
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X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is a reliable, precise, and accurate technique with
the potential to analyze inorganic impurities at ppm or even sub-ppm level in many
types of raw materials used in the pharma industry. XRF is also ideal for quick
identification of certain substances, such as the differentiation of KCl and NaCl.
Modern high-end laboratory energy-dispersive XRF spectrometers allow for high
throughput, are easy to operate, and comply with applicable data management
regulations (e.g. 21 CFR Part 11). Portable XRF units can be used for a quick
assessment of a new delivery upon arrival.
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Key advantages of XRF compared to more classical wet chemical techniques are
the fast and simple sample preparation, the ease-of-use, and the low operation
costs (no toxic/expensive chemicals/gases required!
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Uniquely, XRD directly probes the atomic and molecular arrangements in solid
forms. X-ray powder diffraction, therefore, enables detection, identification, and
quantification of crystalline and amorphous APIs, excipients, and other any
materials via fingerprinting. Raw materials can be quickly screened to control
purity, crystallinity, and polymorphism as well as absolute phase abundance in
mixtures.
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FT-NIR spectroscopy via fiber optic probes is rapidly becoming a standard
method of accomplishing this crucial material validation, providing unprecedented
speed and flexibility for the identification of both solid materials and liquids.
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Both MPA II and MATRIX-F FT-NIR spectrometers can be equipped with
fiber optic probes for direct analysis of raw materials in their containers.
Complete identification software guides the user through the library creation
process and provides single-click identification even at the loading dock. The
MATRIX-F system comes with a NEMA rated enclosure enabling it to withstand the
toughest plant environments.
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Incoming goods inspection and quality control using FT-IR spectroscopy are
mainly performed using the so-called ATR (Attenuated Total Reflection) technique.
It allows measuring IR spectra of almost all types of liquid, solid, and paste-
like samples within some seconds. For identity control, the sample spectrum is
compared against the spectrum of a reference substance.
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The growing demand for portable Raman systems for material verification is
constituted in the vast capabilities of this spectroscopic technique. High
selective information content and no need for sample preparation combined with the
capability to probe materials directly through transparent packaging material
often make Raman spectroscopy as the method of choice.
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Bruker developed the BRAVO to overcome the limitations of handheld Raman
spectroscopy like fluorescence or safety issues. As a class 1M laser product,
BRAVO combines maximum user safety with the utmost ease of use, of course fully
compliant to regulations like CFR 21 Part 11. BRAVO is the lab in your hands for
material verification in the pharmaceutical industry.
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NMR on the other hand, being a structural rich technique and inherently
quantitative, offers the advantage of testing the identity of raw materials and
their quantification in the same experiment, which can take less than 1 minute.
Should impurities be detected, NMR and MS are the techniques of choice to
elucidate the unknows, providing go- or no-go information.
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