POLYOX Products

POLYOX™ Water-Soluble Resins NF are nonionic poly (ethylene oxide) polymers. They meet the requirements of the Food Chemicals Codex, the International Codex Alimentarius and US Pharmacopoeia (USP) or National Formulary (NF). These products have also been approved in drug products sold in Britain and major European countries. They are white, free-flowing hydrophilic powders supplied in a wide variety of molecular weight grades, ranging from one hundred thousand to eight million. POLYOX Water-Soluble Resins NF have a long history of successful applications in pharmaceutical products, in uses such as controlled release solid dose matrix systems, tablet binding, tablet coatings, transdermal drug delivery systems, and mucosal bioadhesives.

POLYOX Water-Soluble Resins NF for Pharmaceutical Applications

POLYOX Water-Soluble Resin NF Product	Approximate Molecular Weight	Viscosity Range at 25°C, cP
		5% Solution	2% Solution	1% Solution
WSR N-10	100,000	30 – 50
WSR N-80	200,000	55 – 90
WSR N-750	300,000	600 – 1,200
WSR N-205	600,000	4,500 – 8,800
WSR N-1105	900,000	8,800 – 17,600
WSR N-12K	1,000,000		400 – 800
WSR N-60K	2,000,000		2,000 – 4,000
WSR-301	4,000,000			1,650 – 5,500
WSR Coagulant	5,000,000			5,500 – 7,500
WSR-303	7,000,000			7,500 – 10,000

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