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Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose

Applied To Medical Features

This product is a multi functional pharmaceutical excipient, which can be used as thickener, dispersant, emulsifier, film forming agent, etc. As film coating and adhesive in oral solid preparations, it can significantly improve the stability and dissolution of drugs, and enhance the waterproof of tablets. It can also be used as a suspension aid in suspension, as a matrix material in ophthalmic preparations, as a skeleton material in hydrophilic gel skeleton sustained release tablets and intragastric floating tablets. The indicators comply with USP, EP and Chinese Pharmacopoeia.


Physical And Chemical Indicators

Item

Type

60HP

75HP

Methoxy %

28.0~30.0

19.0~24.0

Hydroxypropyl %

7.0~12.0

4.0~12.0

Gel temperature ℃

58.0~64.0

70.0~90.0

Viscosity mPa.s

3,5,6,15,30,50,4000

15M,100M,150M


Unit

Range

Ph


5.5~7.5

Insoluble matter in water

%

<0.4

Loss on drying

%

≤4.5

Ignition residue

%

<1.4

Heavy metal

ppm

<10

Arsenic salt

ppm

<2

Microbial Limit

Total number of aerobic bacteria

cfu/g

≤600

Total Mold and Yeast

cfu/g

≤60

Escherichia coli

cfu/g

Not checked out


Specific Application And Viscosity Range

Application

Viscosity Range

60HP

75HP

Drug core binder

50

100

Tablet isolation

5~50


Tablet film coating

35~50

35~50

Sustained-release film

35~100

35~100

Capsule sustained-release microspheres

50~100

50~100

Suspended liquid medicine


50~100

Eye drops

15~50


Capsule shell

4~6