Rheology profiles of gelling agents for food and pharmaceutical applications
Rheology of gelling agents is important for the formulator in both food and pharmaceutical industry. In pharmaceutical industry, gelling agent s are widely used in liquid preparations, semisolid preparations and even in solid formulations. They are used to increase the viscosity, stabilise the f...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
2017
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/61882/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61882/1/61882_RHEOLOGY%20PROFILES%20OF%20GELLING%20AGENTS%20FOR%20FOOD%20AND%20PHARMACEUTICAL%20APPLICATIONS.pdf |
Summary: | Rheology of gelling agents is important for the formulator in both
food and pharmaceutical industry. In pharmaceutical industry,
gelling agent s are widely used in liquid preparations, semisolid
preparations and even in solid formulations. They are used to
increase the viscosity, stabilise the formulation and control drug
release. Most of these uses stem from the rheological properties
of the gelling agent.
The idea of this work came after we tried to formulate a
semisolid formulations, topical and for oral use. We tried to find
the rheological profiles of different gelling polymer in order to
choose the one that best fits our need. However, we found lack
in the data available in the literature. Thus, the best way was to
screen wide range of gelling agents and study their rheology in
some details. After that, each formulator can choose the one that
suits the application.
This work describes the rheological profiles of different gelling
agents without discussing their suitability for specific application.
The reason is that each application needs different properties.
We hope that the data presented here give good guidance to the
formulator to choose the suitable gelling agent for the intended
formulation |
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