Instacoat Natcol

Multi-functional Coatings

Instacoat Natcol

Product Description

INSTACOATTM Natcol is a unique film coating system consisting of a dry blend of polymers, plasticizers, pigments, opacifiers and other excipients. Its uniqueness lies in the selection of natural colorants. The system is optimized and validated to offer complete film coating solution and enhancing organoleptic appeal. This is ultimately translated into better patient compliance providing unique product identification.

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Features Benefits
INSTACOAT System
  • Dry powder system for reconstitution
  • Process time savings from rapid coating suspension manufacture
  • Complete coating formulation minus solvent
  • Cost savings in inventory and inventory management
  • Advanced colour control methods
  • Reproducible finished product appearance
  • Avoidance of customer complaints
  • White or ready coloured systems matched to your specification or sample are available. Anti-counterfeiting and branding features can be built-in
  • Meeting diverse marketing requirements is facilitated
  • Colours used are checked for compliance with appropriate regulations in target markets
  • Avoidance of regulatory issues
INSTACOAT NATCOL
  • Exclusive use of non-synthetic colours
  • Suitable for the colouring of products specifying absence of synthetic colours
  • Improved market acceptability
  • Improved end user acceptability
  • Can be formulated using the polymer/plasticiser/excipient system from any Instacoat product from the Ideal Cures range
  • Wide range of functionalities to meet your products’ specific performance and process requirements
  • Please visit other Instacoat pages on this website to see the features & benefits of the Instacoat range
  • Can be applied in a wide range of equipment designs and sizes from most manufacturers
  • Easy scale-up and transfer to different equipment types or manufacturing sites.
  • Suitable for batch and continuous processes.

Regulatory information

All products are checked for the regulatory compliance of all ingredients in the target countries and market segments of sale. This determination is made at the time the initial formulation is established, based on customer-supplied information. If market countries and/or segments are extended once the formulation has been established, customers are encouraged to contact us to ensure that regulatory compliance is not compromised.

Recommended Solvent System, Reconstitution Level and Process Conditions

  • These factors will all depend on the polymer base that has been chosen. Please refer to the process guidance sheet supplied with the original sample from our laboratories or contact us for this information.

Equipment / Accessories

  • Variable-speed mechanical stirrer

  • Mixing Vessel

Reconstitution Process

  • Add the weighed quantity of the chosen solvent to a mixing vessel.

  • Using a mechanical stirrer, stir the solvent to form a vortex.

  • Add required quantity of Instacoat to the centre of the liquid vortex in a slow steady stream, avoiding clumping, while maintaining a vortex. Once the entire quantity of Instacoat has been added, reduce the stirrer speed to eliminate the vortex. (Fig. 2) Continue mixing for 45 minutes.

NOTE: With some mixed solvent systems the Instacoat is dispersed in one solvent before addition of the other solvent. Please refer to the guidance mentioned above for details.