
ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT LIST
QUANTITY/TYPE
- 113 HPLC systems
(Agilent 1200 and Hitachi Elite 7000 Gradient HPLC Systems, Dionex ICS-2500 IC Systems, Waters 2695, Shimadzu LC-2010 CHT)
Services include GPC, refractive index, UV, fluorescence, ELS, conductivity, amperometry, and diode-array detection - 16 GC systems (Perkin Elmer AutoSystem GC's)
Services include capillary and packed column, static headspace, purge and trap, direct injection, FID, NPD, and TCD - 8 UV/VIS Spectrophotometers
- Dissolution Baths (USP Apparatus I, II, III, and Intrinsic Dissolution)
25 Manual sampling
4 Automated sampling
OTHER ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT/SERVICES
- TLC (with photo documentation)
- FTIR
- Titrations (colorimetric and potentiometric)
- pH
- Karl Fischer (volumetric, blending volumetric, and coulometric)
- Atomic Absorption (AA) – Flame, Graphite Furnace, and Cold Vapor
- Atomic Emission (AE)
- Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)
- Viscometer, Polarimeter, Refractometer, Osmometer, Fluorometer
- TOC
- Laser Diffraction Particle Size (Malvern Mastersizer S)
- TGA-Thermogravimetric Analysis (TA Instruments)
- DSC-Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TA Instruments)
- Modulated DSC (TA Instruments)
- ITC–Isothermal Calorimetry (Microcal)
METRICS, INC. STABILITY PROGRAM
Chambers available (current):
| 5°C | 25°C/40% RH | 30°C/65%RH |
| 40°C<25% RH | (Light) UV/Fluorescent | 30°C/75%RH |
| 40°C/75% RH | -20°C | 55°C |
| 30°C/60% RH | -78°C | 60°C |
| 25°C/60% RH |
MICROBIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT/SERVICES
- Sterility (Equinox Steritest)
- BET (Pyros Kinetix Turbidimetrics Sytem and Gel–Clot)
- Particulate Matter (Light Obscuration (HIAC) and Optical Microscopy)
- Water Testing (Milliflex Pump System)
- Microbial Limits
- Antimicrobial Effectiveness
- Antibiotic Assay
- Environmental Monitoring

