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Published on: February 27, 2021
Chitin and chitosan as direct compression excipients in pharmaceutical applications
Adnan A Badwan1, Iyad Rashid2, Mahmoud M H Al Omari3
1Research and Innovation Center (RIC), The Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 94, Naor 11710, Jordan. jpm@go.com.jo.
Abstract:
Despite the numerous uses of chitin and chitosan as new functional materials of high potential in various fields, they are still behind several directly compressible excipients already dominating pharmaceutical applications. There are, however, new attempts to exploit chitin and chitosan in co-processing techniques that provide a product with potential to act as a direct compression (DC) excipient. This review outlines the compression properties of chitin and chitosan in the context of DC pharmaceutical applications.
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