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Covaris introduces new AFA-based processing system

The FS220-M system, which extends the company’s adaptive focused acoustics (AFA) technology platform, can process sample volumes ranging from microliters to liters with a continuous flow process.

Covaris Process Technologies general manager Carl Beckett said that with the incorporation of dissolved oxygen monitoring and advanced thermal design, FS220-M offers improved processing capability for formulation and new drug delivery systems.

"Materials which are temperature and/or solvent sensitive (previously not viable with conventional technologies), can now be made into unique Delivery System constructs, thereby expanding the range of materials possible for development," Beckett added.

The FS220-M system complements the broader product offerings from early-stage benchtop to Pilot Scale Manufacturing equipment, according to the company.