Herbal Product Research and Development
The rising popularity of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) and nutraceuticals
has fuelled the need to strengthen our understanding and research in this area.
Optimization and scale-up studies of extraction and concentration processes form
a part of our continuing effort in producing standardized herbal extracts. The
incorporation of supercritical fluid technology (SCF) in herbal extraction
presents a very exciting and attractive solution for the extraction of
thermo-sensitive bioactives.
Soxhelt Extractor
Fitz Mill Blade
Cryogenic Mill
Topical Anti-microbial Preparations
Microbiological tests are critical in the quality assurance and formulation of
sterile preparations. Wound care dressings derived from natural and
biodegradable polymers as well as topical gels for antimicrobial action are
studied. Additionally, the efficacy of various preservatives and new
sterilization methods are explored to increase their applicability in
pharmaceutical and food industries.
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