Moisture content and mechanical properties reduction of hard capsules upon prolong drying process

• Main Authors: Mohd Aiman, Hamdan, Nur Hikmah, Sulaiman, Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin, Fatmawati, Adam
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30977/1/Moisture%20content%20and%20mechanical%20properties.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30977/; https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1092/1/012057
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Drying is a traditional preservation method to control the properties and quality of pharmaceutical product such as hard capsule. In this study, carrageenan and nanocellulose (NC) solution were mixed with crosslinker and toughening agents in the formulation solution and dipped for hard capsule forma...