GloCel® : Powdered Cellulose

 GloCel®Powdered cellulose is a white or almost white, odorless, tasteless and chemically inert powder derived from plants. It is fine or granular dense powder, to a coarse, fluffy, less flowing material which is used as functional filler or as a carrier.

Advantages:Low dusting and improves handling
Low crystallinity
Good binding characteristics
Low friabilityGood compressibility
Good disintegration
Lower moisture content
Improved tablets stability
Does not contain any additives

ApplicationsGloCel® Powdered cellulose is used as tablet diluent and inert filler in hard capsules.It is used as a bulking agent to increase the physical size of the dosage form for formulations containing a small amount of active substance.Powdered cellulose has acceptable compression properties, although the flow properties of most brands are poor. However, low crystallinity powdered cellulose has exhibited properties that are different from standard powdered cellulose materials, and has shown potential as a direct-compression excipient.Because of their fibrous structure and good binding characteristics, powdered cellulose is used as alternatives or supplements to other fillers for wet and dry granulation.Due to rapid wicking action, fast addition of granulation fluid in wet granulation.In soft gelatin capsules, powdered cellulose is used to reduce the sedimentation rate of oily suspension.