Dissolution Sinkers, Agilent Technologies

A variety of dissolution sinkers are available depending on your dosage form.

• Capsule wire, weights, and sinker baskets are used to retain a dosage form at the bottom of the vessel for testing when the dosage form is buoyant
• A variety of options are available
• The flexible capsule wire meets USP requirements and has a 0.032" diameter
• Sinker baskets are offered in a variety of mesh sizes and made of stainless steel with press-on caps, using O-rings to seal the basket
• Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) sinker baskets are available as an alternative
• Three-prong capsule weights fit traditional capsule sizes one through three, and are sold individually

Capsule wire, weights, and sinker baskets are used to retain a solid dosage form at the bottom of the vessel for testing when the dosage form is buoyant. Depending on your dosage form, a variety of options are available.