MARINE COLLOIDS ®
 

Carrageenan USP/NF

Marine ColloidTM Carrageenan is a naturally-occurring family of polysaccharides extracted from red seaweeds. FMC develops blends for specific gelling, thickening and stabilizing properties desired for pharmaceutical applications.


 
GRADE
DESCRIPTION
APPLICATION
CGN TYPE
VISCOSITY
GEL TYPE
Gelcarin® GP-379
Iota
High Thixotropic
Elastic medium strength
Creams, Suspensions
Polyol and Protein reactive
Promotes freeze thaw
Kappa
Low
Brittle strong
Stronger gels than GP 911
Syneresis higher than GP 911
Kappa
Low
Brittle firm
Encapsulation / Delivery systems
Polyol and Protein reactive
Viscarin® GP-109
Lambda
Medium
Non-Gelling
Creams, Lotions
Polyol and Protein reactive
Viscarin® GP-209
Lambda
High
Non-Gelling
Creams, Lotions
Polyol and Protein reactive
Iota
Medium Thixotropic
Elastic Weak
Suspensions / Reconstitutables
Topical lotions / creams
 

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