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Could cyber-physical watermarks be the key to pill-level traceability?
New anti-counterfeit technology, called a cyber-physical watermark, leverages edible fluorescent silk to identify medications.
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Edible security tag for drugs developed to combat counterfeits
Researchers have created a unique edible film to be added onto the surface of drugs which can produce a security key, preventing counterfeits from reaching patients.
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New digital filter aims to improve chemical measurements
A filter has been designed to create more exact measurements early in the drug development stage and help move a drug to clinical trials faster.
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Continuous manufacturing method used to make generic lomustine
The goal is to improve manufacturing flexibility, enhance quality and uniformity, while lowering the costs for patients...
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New microscope offers options for drug discovery, safety
Researchers have developed a microscope that may provide insight into how safely and effectively a drug will perform in the body...
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Drop-coating deposition Raman spectroscopy for metabolite profiling
There has been a lot of interest in enhancing the sensitivity of Raman spectroscopy due to the low efficiency of the Raman technique. A pre-concentration technique, drop-coating deposition Raman (DCDR), has been used in recent years to increase the utility of Raman spectroscopy by decreasing the detection limit for non-enhanced…
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Raman In-Depth Focus 2018
This In-Depth Focus covers drop-coating deposition Raman (DCDR) spectroscopy for metabolite profiling and recent developments of Raman spectroscopy for the qualitative analysis of falsified and substandard medicines.
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Researchers aim to identify better drug ‘fits’ using technology
The technology aligns with Purdue's Giant Leaps celebration, acknowledging the university's global advancements made in health...
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New compound as effective as FDA-approved drugs against life-threatening infections
Researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the FDA to treat life-threatening infections while also appearing to be less susceptible to bacterial resistance.
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Triboluminescence instrument rapidly tests drug crystallinity
Researchers have created a device that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether new pharmaceutical formulations have trace crystallinity...
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Photobleaching profile of Raman peaks and fluorescence background
Laser-induced fluorescence is the most common source of interfering baseline signal encountered in Raman measurements. It shows itself as a slowly changing background in a spectrum. One of the challenges in the successful use of Raman spectroscopy is to extract Raman signatures from this, orders of magnitude stronger, broadband fluorescence…
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Raman In-Depth Focus 2016
In this supplement: Raman imaging evaluating counterfeit Cialis® tablets; analysis of capsule-based dry powder inhalers; Raman spectroscopy to authenticate medicines; Raman roundtable; as well as expert views...
