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Another important application of MHEC in the pharmaceutical industry is as a thickening agent in liquid formulations. Liquid dosage forms, such as syrups and suspensions, often require the addition of thickening agents to improve their viscosity and stability. MHEC is particularly well-suited for this purpose due to its ability to form a gel-like structure when dispersed in water. This helps to prevent settling of solid particles and ensures a uniform distribution of the API throughout the formulation.
Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (MHEC) are water soluble nonionic cellulose ethers, which are offered as free flowing powder or in granular form cellulose.Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose(MHEC) is made from highly pure cotton-cellulose by reaction of etherification under alkaline conditions without any organs of animals, fat and other bioactive constituents.MHEC appears to be white powder and is odorless and tasteless. It is featured by hygroscopicity and hardly soluble in hot water, acetone, ethanol and toluene. In cold water MHEC will swell into colloidal solution and its solybility is not influenced by PH value.Similar to methyl cellulose while being added to Hdroxyethyl groups. MHEC is more resistant to saline, easily soluble in water and has higher gel temperature.