title: Chitin and chitosan as direct compression excipients in pharmaceutical applications.
abstract: Despite the numerous uses of chitin and chitosan as new functional materials of high potential in various fields, they are still behind several directly compressible excipients already dominating pharmaceutical applications. There are, however, new attempts to exploit chitin and chitosan in co-processing techniques that provide a product with potential to act as a direct compression (DC) excipient. This review outlines the compression properties of chitin and chitosan in the context of DC pharmaceutical applications.
authors: Research and Innovation Center (RIC), The Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 94, Naor 11710, Jordan. jpm@go.com.jo.
authors: Adnan A
authors: AA
authors: Badwan
authors: Research and Innovation Center (RIC), The Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 94, Naor 11710, Jordan. irashid@jpm.com.jo.
authors: Iyad
authors: I
authors: Rashid
authors: Research and Innovation Center (RIC), The Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 94, Naor 11710, Jordan. momari@jpm.com.jo.
authors: Mahmoud M H Al
authors: MM
authors: Omari
authors: Research and Innovation Center (RIC), The Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 94, Naor 11710, Jordan. fdarras@jpm.com.jo.
authors: Fouad H
authors: FH
authors: Darras
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry*; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D005079:Excipients / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005079:Excipients; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D002686:Chitin; D048271:Chitosan