Isotonicity by Freezing-Point Depression

Adjusting agent to add to a compounded solution by the freezing-point (cryoscopic) method, to a depression of 0.52 °C.

Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Solutes, one per line
1, 0.6

Result: Already at or past 0.52 °C (0.6 °C): no adjusting agent is added.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • Solutes, one per line: strength in % w/v, then the freezing-point depression of its 1% solution in °C
  • Freezing-point depression of a 1% solution of the adjusting agent, from a reference
  • Final volume
How this is calculated

Citation

Umar AK, Wathoni N, Hasanah AN, Kurniawansyah IS, Abdassah M. Kahar Method: A Novel Calculation Method of Tonicity Adjustment. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2019;11(Suppl 4):S635-S649, for the isotonic freezing-point depression of 0.52 °C. Read the source ↗

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.