BWI: Labsphere Sample Prep Kit Streamlines UV2000 Sample Testing of Sunscreen and Cosmetics

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Labsphere, Inc.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Household & personal care products & services; Technology; Healthcare
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Labsphere Sample Prep Kit Streamlines UV2000 Sample Testing of Sunscreen and Cosmetics
All the tools needed for Boots Star, COLIPA, FDA, and user-defined SPF

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, January 21, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- To simplify quality assurance and UVA Protection Factor analysis for the development and testing of sunscreen and cosmetics using Labsphere's UV-2000s transmittance analyser, the company has introduced the UV2000S Sample Preparation Starter Kit. The kit brings together all the tools needed to prepare the correct in-vitro sunscreen sample common to Boot Star, COLIPA, FDA, and user-defined SPF measurement methods.

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While sample preparation methods vary by region, the tools needed to prepare the sample are the same. The easy to use kit contains: a tube of Vaseline, one positive displacement Pipette (10 -1 uL Range), one box of Pipette Capillaries and Pistons (25 uL), one box of Pipette Capillaries (100 uL), one box of Non-Powdered Finger Cots, and Sample Preparation Guide. The guide was created and tested by application experts at Labsphere to familiarise users with sample preparation processes, assist in establishing correct standards, and to help ensure consistent results from one test to another.

Labsphere's UV-2000s transmittance analyser benchtop R&D system is designed to rapidly measure the spectral transmittance of sunscreen products, especially those with high protection factors SPF 50 and above, as well as UVA/UVB protection factor. The instrument measures the diffuse transmittance of a product sample over the 250 nm - 450 nm ultraviolet wavelength range. Its application software automatically converts measurement data to provide the Sun Protective Factor (SPF), UVA to UVB ratio, critical wavelength, Boot Star Rating, and UVA-PF (COLIPA Method). The platform allows users to view, archive, retrieve and export data for measurements on both bare substrates and product substrates and supports evolving regional methods with subscription-based updates.

For more information please contact Vikrant Mahajan, Labsphere's Applications Engineering Manager, on e-mail: vmahajan@labsphere.com or telephone: +1 603 927 4266 (extension 2198).

About Labsphere

Labsphere (www.labsphere.com) , a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c., is world leader in light testing and measurement and optical coatings. The company's products include LED, laser and traditional light source light measurement systems; uniform light sources for imaging device calibration; spectroscopy accessories; and high diffuse reflectance materials and coatings for applications in backlit panel displays, computed radiography, and system calibration.

About Halma

Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com) is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. It is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in over 40 subsidiaries worldwide with a total turnover of over US$780m (2008). Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as manufacturing, health, energy, water and waste treatment, the environment, construction and transport.

Halma recently opened a Hub office in Mumbai. For further news about Halma in India and to subscribe to the Halma India RSS News Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/india/.


CONTACT DETAILS
Mr Vikrant Mahajan, Applications Engineering Manager, Labsphere, Inc., 603 927 4266 (extension 2198), vmahajan@labsphere.com
Damian Corbet, Halma PR Services, +44 (0) 20 8511 1821, dcorbet@halmapr.com
Mr Kuniyur. J. Srinivasan, Country Head & Managing Director, Halma India, +91 (22) 4200 0700, Srini@halma.com

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