Philipp Beutler
Application Specialist,
Chemical Analysis Division | Material Characterization
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Germany
2024 Presentation
The rheological properties of pharmaceutical products play a crucial role in their formulation, manufacturing processes, and overall patient experience.
This presentation aims to highlight the significance of rheology in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on the impact of flow behavior, viscosity, and viscoelastic properties on pharmaceutical formulations.
Additionally, the presentation will discuss how rheology guides the design and manufacturing of dosage forms, including gels, creams, suspensions, and emulsions, to achieve the desired consistency and ease of administration.
Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the pivotal role of rheology in pharmaceutical products, leading to improved formulations, enhanced manufacturing processes, and ultimately, better patient outcomes.
2022 Presentation
Drug forms can be many – powder, tablet or semi-solid type products such as creams ointments and lotions.
In order to be manufactured as per their defined processes, these dosage forms need to have specific flow properties so they can, among other things, be placed into a container or remain stable over time.
Rheology is a very well-established characterization method to tailor pharmaceutical properties to patients’ needs. Besides this, texture analysis methods can be utilized to access information about handling or application of pharmaceutical substances to the affected area by patients.
This presentation is intended to show how a rheometer can be operated in various ways to obtain information about, among other things, texture, stability and flow of pharmaceutical products.
About the speaker:
After finishing his master’s degree in material science and technology, Philipp Beutler joined Thermo Fisher Scientific as an application specialist for rheology.
In this role, he provides both application support for Thermo Scientific rheometers and viscometers and training on applied rheology.