MicroPress – Mechanical Property Analyser

The MicroPress is a mechanical property analyser that works to determine key parameters for lyocake or lyobead quality.

It can also assure product quality all the way to the point of delivery, as it is able to establish how the lyocake or lyobead will behave during handling and shipment.

• Determine key parameters for cake and lyobead quality: using a linear actuator to gently compress the cake to determine the stiffness (Young’s Modulus) and strength (max stress at failure) of lyophilised cakes and lyobeads.
• Easily measure physical properties: identify vials with collapse, microcollapse & crust formation.
• Quick analysis time: as standard, less than 1 minute, in situ analysis – no sample prep required, quickly compare multiple vials.
• Integrated software: the resulting stress-strain profile captured during analysis is then exportable to Microsoft Excel for further interpretation and data traceability.