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Dissolution Glass Vessels





DISSOLUTION GLASS VESSELS USP <711> vessel definition

Covered vessels made of glass or other inert, transparent material

Is cylindrical with a hemispherical bottom.

For a nominal capacity of 1 liter, the height is 169 mm to 210 mm and its inside diameter is 98 mm to 106 mm.

Its sides are flanged at the top.

The USP states the dimensions for glass vessels, the tolerances are actually quite wide leading to a different dimension for vessels for each manufacturer. This means that vessels cannot easily be interchanged and that it is never advisable to substitute less than a complete set of alternative vessels and even then re-validation might be required.