The PharmaSpec UV-1700 optical bench is designed with features specifically for the Pharmaceutical industry. These features include a 1 nm bandpass, comprehensive on-board performance validation, and a high performance sealed optical system.

The PharmaSpec UV-1700 is designed to be used as a standalone instrument with a built in LCD graphical display and optional printer. Expanded functionality may be gained by using the powerful UV Probe software to control the instrument through a PC.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the UV-1700 PharmaSpec UV Spectrophotometer and the Supermicro Cell Holder that permits measurement of trace samples down to 25 µL.

The Pharmacopoeia prescribes a method using deuterium lamp or mercury lamp emission line wavelengths and a method using standard optical filters as the test methods for wavelength accuracy certification. As the wavelengths available for certification using the emission line wavelength method are restricted, the latter method using filters is increasingly used but ideally requires a spectrophotometer with a resolution better than 1 nm. The UV-1700 is a high-resolution model of the previously marketed UV-1600, with a spectral bandwidth of less than 1 nm. The catalogue clearly indicates that the UV-1700 easily meets these Pharmacopoeia requirements. The UV-1700 is also able to comfortably meet the 1.8 nm maximum resolution test standard prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

UV-1700 hardware validation support relies not only on preparation of IQ/OQ and periodic inspection documents but also uses dedicated validation software installed as standard, a feature with great appeal to the pharmaceutical industry. Of course, the optional UVProbe software can also be used.

The simultaneously launched Supermicro Cell Holder permits use of cells down to a minimum sample size of 25 µL.