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Properties of solid and liquid formulations, including particle size and shape, granulation, agglomeration, tableting, solubility, viscosity, colloids and suspensions. Common components of formulations for chemical, biological, pharmaceutical, personal and healthcare products and their functionalities.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:understand a product brief, select suitable ingredients and know the steps involved in the formulation of different dosage forms including solutions, lotions, creams, pastes, gels, solids.understand the properties and characters of ingredients used in formulation. Identify quality issues, evaluation and regulatory aspects related to certain types of formulated products.have considered how Maori and other indigenous groups may view the storage, use and blending of materials and alteration of physical properties.be able to describe the important characteristics of a range of commercial chemical and healthcare products and methods by which these can be modified.
Pram Lakmi Abhayawardhana
Alison Lowery
The prerequisite for this course is CHEM111 RP:BIOL111
Details for lecture and lab times can be found on ‘My timetable’ (https://mytimetable.canterbury.ac.nz). Any changes to the scheduled times will be communicated by email and/or on LEARN
Domestic fee $956.00
International fee $5,250.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Product Design .