Instacoat Unique

Multi-functional Coatings

Instacoat Unique

Product Description

INSTACOATTM Unique is a dry powder coating system consisting containing polymer, plasticizer, pigments, opacifiers and other excipients for reconstitution in a range of solvents. It is designed to provide a highly distinctive surface effect whereby the perceived colour changes with viewing angle.

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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 UNIQUE
  • Novel and instantly recognisable coated tablet appearance
  • Excellent branding technique
  • Unique identity is a safety benefit for patients and manufacturers
  • Specific effects cannot be duplicated easily with the more frequently used pigment systems
  • Excellent anti-counterfeiting measure.
  • Unique appearance can be combined with a wide range of coating functionalities and solvent systems
  • Can be combined with most common coating systems – please refer to other products in the Instacoat range as described on this website for options
  • 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.