Mouthfeel evaluation method and mouthfeel evaluation apparatus for orally disintegrating test object
AssigneeSawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasatoshi NAKATANI, Masaru SUGITA, Nobuaki IKEJI, Hiroaki KIKUOKA
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Abstract
A mouthfeel evaluation method for an orally disintegrating test object is provided, the method including, by a measurement apparatus, giving a predetermined distortion with a predetermine cycle as applying a predetermined pressure to the orally disintegrating test object, adding a predetermined amount of a test liquid to the test object, and measuring a loss tangent of the test object with time.
Claims14
A mouthfeel evaluation method for an orally disintegrating test object, the method comprising:
- giving a predetermined distortion with a predetermine cycle as applying a predetermined pressure to the orally disintegrating test object by a measurement apparatus;
- adding a predetermined amount of a test liquid to the test object by the measurement apparatus;
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- measuring a loss tangent of the test object with time by the measurement apparatus.
A mouthfeel evaluation apparatus for an orally disintegrating test object, the apparatus comprising:
- a viscoelasticity measurement unit giving a predetermined distortion with a predetermine cycle as applying a predetermined pressure to the orally disintegrating test object and measures a loss tangent of the test object with time;
- a test liquid supply unit adding a predetermined amount of a test liquid to the test object;
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- an analyzing unit analyzing characteristics of the test object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.