Alginate
For years, alginate has been a staple in pharmaceutical applications. It is a hydrocolloid of vegetable origin that occurs as a structural component in marine brown algae, where it gives strength and flexibility to the plant.
While alginates are natural products derived from a natural origin, FMC BioPolymer has refined its harvesting and processing techniques for maximizing yield and ensuring batch-to-batch consistency.
Alginate Solutions
Alginate is a most versatile hydrocolloid, known for its ability to form gels and films, enhance viscosity, and stabilize aqueous systems. Consider the advantages it offers for an ocean of application options:
- Enhances efficient treatment of esophageal reflux
- Creates multi-quality calcium fibers for dermatology and wound healing
- Used for high and low gel strength dental impression materials
- Offers an attractive alternative for sustained-release systems
- An effective natural disintegrant
- Customizable as a tablet binder and binding agent
Protanal and Protacid alginates for pharmaceutical applications provide unique film-forming, gel-forming, thickening, and stabilizing effects, and they are biocompatible and biodegradable. Click one of the products below for more information.
Protanal®
Protacid®
Product Brochure
For a copy of a product brochure, please click here.
For a copy of a product guide, please click here.
Application Bulletins
For a copy of an application/concept bulletin please click on one of the applications below.
Controlled release applications guide
Alginate foams as buccal/sublingual delivery systems
Alginic acid – a disintegrant from natural sources
Alginate in heartburn medication