MicroMask® products are designed to eliminate problems with patient compliance in taking drug products with objectionable tastes or odors. We do this by offering taste-masked/odor-masked drug actives for chewable or quick dissolve dosage forms.

Specifically, MicroMask® coating technology can be applied to over-the-counter and prescription drugs to yield products that exhibit superior taste- and odor-masking, and mouth-feel characteristics. Additionally, our proprietary process operates at a moderate temperature, which reduces the potential of thermal degradation of the active ingredient. MicroMask® products are particularly noted for their ability to meet dissolution and bioavailability requirements, while maintaining their taste- and odor- masking characteristics.

MicroMask® products exhibit excellent flow and compression characteristics. Flow is critical in tabletting operations to ensure that no blockages or bridging occur. MicroMask® products help ensure high machine efficiency. The pliable coating of MicroMask® particles affords excellent tabletting characteristics and reduces the compression force required to produce an acceptable tablet. These factors reduce tool wear and lower the cost to produce tablets using MicroMask® products.

	MicroMask® Advantages
	Superior taste- and odor-masking and mouth-feel
	Controlled or delayed release affords more product design flexibility
	Barrier protection reduces degradation, providing a more stable final product
	Improved flow characteristics yield better manufacturing efficiency
	Lower compression force increases tool life
	Enables flavors to be incorporated into the barrier coating
	Rapid dissolution when required

MicroMask® Applications

MicroMask® applications include both over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Particle Dynamics International, LLC's proprietary coating process increases final dose performance, allowing our customers to produce easy-to-swallow, superior-tasting products. Today these are used in chewable, sachet, and quick-dissolve products. This technology also can be used with analgesics, narcotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and anti-migraine medications. PDI offers custom microencapsulation for drug actives.

Please contact PDI for further information regarding the broad potential of our applications.

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