Peel Back the Layers – Advanced Non-Destructive 3D imaging
Understanding Porosity, Ingredient Distribution, and Defects
Understanding porosity, ingredient distribution, and crack characteristics (location and thickness) is crucial for product development and optimization. Our imaging service provides insights into the internal structure of a wide range of materials, including pharmaceuticals, biological samples, food, composites, and electronics.
We use advanced Micro-CT scanning technology for non-destructive investigations, allowing us to capture detailed 3D representations of your products. This technique enables the examination of micro-scale features, offering both qualitative and quantitative analyses to facilitate product comparison and improvement.
For samples with specific characteristics, such as low-density biological materials, we enhance our imaging capabilities with Synchrotron tomography. This technique, combined with phase contrast tomography, provides better contrast and detail, enabling the investigation of features which would be otherwise invisible.
What Can We Help You With?
- Visualization of your product’s internal 3D structure
- Characterization in different steps of your manufacturing process – with the same piece of material or product
- Localization and control of internal components in a product – are they correctly placed in relation to each other?
- Qualitative comparisons of porosity and other structural sample characteristics
- Micro-CT scanning is optimized for high resolution analysis of samples
Combined Analysis Methods Give the Best Results
Our team has more than 25 years of experience solving characterization tasks for our customers and we often combine results from several separate types of characterization to give you the best possible answer to your needs.
Case Study: Porosity in Pharmaceutical Products
The porosity of two medicine tablets are investigated with Micro-CT scanning, high-pressure mercury intrusion and gas adsorption techniques. The porosity of a tablet is described from the pore size as well as the distribution of the pores, which together have a great influence on the quality of the tablet. Porosity measurements are used as an indicator of the tablet's durability, air and moisture penetration as well as the tablet's robustness.
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Case Study: Capsule Thickness in 3D
A fish oil supplement pill is investigated using Micro-CT scanning. The 3D analysis enable measurements and visualizations, and the volume of the fish oil and the capsule can be determined.The investigation is furthermore used to identify flaws and weaknesses in the capsule.
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Case study: Failure Analysis of Critical Materials
We present 3D imaging data collected for electronics and tube failure. We use Micro-CT scanning to investigate failure in pharmaceutical and food production where maintaining the integrity and quality of materials is vital. We help you detect and analyze defects in tubing, gloves, and electronic components with thoroughness and accuracy.
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Case studies: Imaging of Biological Materials
In these case studies, we use phase contrast tomography data collected at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) to investigate small fish with unprecedented detail in the internal organs, fish feed pellets for ingrediens distribution and foam for porosity insights.
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Please contact our specialist Susan Rudd Cooper for more information. She can be reached at srco@dti.dk or +45 7220 1754.