Tuning mechanical properties of seaweeds for hard capsules: A step forward for a sustainable drug delivery medium

At present, vegetarian hard capsules from hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose is highly attractive to consumer market. However, the production volume is still low due to expensive raw polymer materials. Most of the renewable polymers do not meet sufficient mechanical strength for developing hard capsules...

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Main Authors: Mohd Aiman, Hamdan, Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin, Rajan, Jose, Martin, Darren, Fatmawati, Adam
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28759/1/35.%20Tuning%20mechanical%20properties%20of%20seaweeds%20for%20hard%20capsules.pdf
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