Dow Excipients

ETHOCEL Ethylcellulose Polymers

Literature

Most of our literature on ETHOCEL* polymers is available in different languages and through downloadable pdf files.

General Applications
pdf icon ETHOCEL Technical Handbook (2 MB PDF)

This literature describes the use of ETHOCEL Premium polymers in many of their traditional solvent-borne roles in pharmaceuticals. Includes an overview of the many advantages of ETHOCEL Premium polymers in pharmaceuticals, a summary of specific functionalities and applications, physical properties, solution and film properties, and safe handling information.


pdf icon Pharmaceutical Excipients from Dow Water Soluble Polymers (9 KB PDF)
pdf icon Dow Pharmaceutical Excipients - An Expanding World of Solutions Through Science and Polymer Technology (231 KB PDF)
Pharmaceutical Applications
  for traditional solvent-borne pharmaceutical applications:
pdf icon ETHOCEL Premium Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications (441 KB PDF)

This literature describes the use of ETHOCEL Premium polymers in many of their traditional solvent-borne roles in pharmaceuticals. Includes an overview of the many advantages of ETHOCEL Premium polymers in pharmaceuticals, a summary of specific functionalities and applications, physical properties, solution and film properties, and safe handling information.


  for solvent-free pharmaceutical applications:
pdf icon ETHOCEL FP Polymers Product Specification Sheet (195 KB PDF)

This literature provides an introduction to the use of ETHOCEL Premium Fine Particle (FP) grade polymers in solvent-free pharmaceutical applications. Provides an overview of the use of these polymers in controlled release matrix systems. Includes product specifications for ETHOCEL 7 FP, ETHOCEL 10 FP, and ETHOCEL 100 FP Premium polymers, as well as United States regulatory information.


Technical Presentations
pdf icon Castable Edible Pharmaceutical Films (9 KB PDF)
pdf icon Evaluation of Formulations Produced via Hot Melt Extrusion that Contain High API Loading and Exhibit Controlled Release (9 KB PDF)
pdf icon Solubility Parameters as a Tool to Predict API Morphology in Hot Melt Extruded (HME) Formulations Containing Ethylcellulose, Hypromellose and Polyethylene Oxide (179 KB PDF)
pdf icon Excipient Blends in Hot Melt Extrusion (151 KB PDF)
pdf icon Ethylcellulose Controlled Release Coating: Effects of Plasticizers, Additives and Solvents (530 KB PDF)
pdf icon Ethylcellulose Coating: Effects of Viscosity Grade, Coating Weight and Accelerated Stability Conditions (109 KB PDF)
pdf icon Aqueous Granulation of an Ethylcellulose Containing Inert Matrix Formulation (264 KB PDF)
pdf icon Development of a Controlled Release Matrix Tablet Containing a Water-Soluble Drug Utilizing Hypromellose and Ethylcellulose (111 KB PDF)
pdf icon Ethylcellulose Films: Effects of Pore Formers and Plasticizers (323 KB PDF)
pdf icon Evaluation of Fine Particle Size ETHOCEL Polymer for use in Controlled-Release Matrix Drug Delivery (374 KB PDF)
pdf icon Influence of the Particle Size of the Inert Polymer in a Compression Coated Controlled Release Tablet (446 KB PDF)
pdf icon Investigation of Micronized Ethylcellulose as a Tablet Binder for Compression of Ethylcellulose Coated Microcapsules (327 KB PDF)
pdf icon The Utility of Hypromellose as a Porosity Modifier in an Ethylcellulose Compression Coating (223 KB PDF)
pdf icon Utility of Micronized Ethylcellulose in Compression Coatings (167 KB PDF)
Articles
pdf icon Hypromellose, Ethylcellulose, and Polyethylene Oxide Use in Hot Melt Extrusion  (198 KB PDF)

The previous technical papers were presented by our technical team members at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and Controlled Release Society (CRS) conferences over the past several years.

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