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Influence on instant release coated colored tablets

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Colorfan

ExAct 23 October 2009

Color Matching for Instant Release Coated Tablets

Colorfan Kollicoat® IR Coating Systems

Color matching (Kooperation X-Rite)

Film casting

Color matching

• You would like to color-match a certain tablet's color shade?
• Your are interested in an easy-to-use and systematic color matching approach?
• You are looking for an efficient color matching system?
• You would like to incorporate color values into your own color coating system ?

Our coating experts are frequently asked how to color-match a specific tablet color to provide a suitable Kollicoat® IR Coating Systems recipe exactly meeting this color shade. BASF, together with X-Rite, have now opened up a unique, easy-to-use and systematic approach to answer these questions. Here you will find all the steps necessary for the easy and successful color matching of tablets - and all can be performed within a few minutes. The first step is to determine the tablet color (as L*a*b*-values). The hand-held device - ColorEye® XTH offered by X-Rite – meets these needs perfectly.

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