The Hydro Insight is a dynamic imaging accessory that sits alongside the Mastersizer 3000, providing insights that go beyond particle size distribution to particle images and quantitative particle shape data for the Malvern particle size analyzer.

Laser diffraction is a valuable tool for particle size analysis. But to develop truly high-performance products, scientists often need a more comprehensive overview than laser diffraction alone can provide. Specifically, to understand what influences packing, flow, and dissolution rate, researchers need to understand how the combination of particle size and shape affects their materials’ behavior.

The Hydro Insight accessory enables this by combining Vision Analytical’s dynamic imaging expertise with Malvern particle size analyzer. Particles suspended in a flowing stream by the Mastersizer 3000’s dispersion unit flow through the Hydro Insight, and are then photographed and analyzed in real-time for shape.