Newsletter | May 19, 2026

05.19.26 -- How Rheology Strengthens Every Stage of Pharma Development

How Rheology Ensures Effective Quality Control

Rheology sits at the point where formulation decisions meet the realities of scale-up and production. Understanding how a drug product flows, deforms, and recovers under stress can reveal issues long before they show up. See how teams can prevent batch variability and protect dosage performance.

 

Why Pharmaceutical Scientists Trust The Discovery™ Core Rheometer

Viscosity measured at a single shear rate rarely tells the full story of how a drug product will perform. Drug formulations demand more than single‑point viscosity data. Explore how rheology reveals stability, flow, and structural behavior across suspensions, topicals, and injectables.

 

A Rheologist's Guide To Regulatory Confidence

In this informative webinar, industry experts cover key rheology concepts and terminology and demonstrate how to generate the necessary rheological profiles using high-performance instruments. Watch to learn about selecting and developing test methods, setting up instrumentation, and analyzing and interpreting the results.

 

Rheology Is An Accurate Predictor Of Pharmaceutical Lotion Stability

Ensuring the long-term stability of pharmaceutical lotions often depends on understanding how suspended particles behave over time—something traditional stability studies can take months to reveal. Examine how rheological creep testing provides a rapid way to predict stability by linking steady-state viscosity to particle settling behavior.

 

Predicting Performance Of Lotions Through Rheological Characterization

By measuring how materials respond to stress, rheological testing reveals why one formulation spreads smoothly while another feels thick, stringy, or unstable. With minimal sample volumes, discover how these methods connect lab measurements to real‑world performance.

 

VIDEO FEATURE

Discovery™ Core Rheometer: Easy To Use. Hard To Beat.

Gain insight into how advanced rheological testing delivers deeper insight into material behavior, from flow and yield stress to quality control decisions, using guided workflows that simplify setup.

 

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Advanced Rheology Solutions For Confident Pharmaceutical Development

 

Waters Materials Sciences (formerly TA Instruments) delivers advanced rheology solutions engineered for the accuracy, sensitivity, and reliability demanded in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. With decades of rheology leadership and a global network of applications and service experts, we support formulators and QC teams with the data and guidance needed for confident decision making. Explore our Discovery™ Core Rheometer, Discovery™ Hybrid Rheometer Series, and ARES-G3™ RheometerLearn more.