PLM-based asbestos identification in pharmaceutical talc.

CLAIRITY™ PARTICLE – Asbestos Identification is a digital solution for Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM)-based detection of asbestos in pharmaceutical talc. Purpose-built for pharmaceutical QC, contract testing, and raw material laboratories, the system standardizes fibre screening, optical characterization, and reporting in line with USP <901> and USP USP <1901>.

It integrates with polarized light microscopes, brightfield and cross-polarized microscopy setups, and manual or semi-automated microscopy systems, enabling reproducible identification of asbestiform fibres in talc used across pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and personal care formulations.