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Plant-based drinks separate because their proteins are weaker emulsifiers than dairy casein, and their dispersed particles differ in density from the water around them. Formulators sta…
Stabiliser and Emulsifier Class Selection for Plant-Based Drinks
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Plant-based drinks separate because their proteins are weaker emulsifiers than dairy casein, and their dispersed particles differ in density from the water around them. Formulators sta…
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Quick answer Fluorosurfactants are surfactants built around a fluorinated carbon tail that reaches exceptionally low surface tension, which makes them powerful wetting and spreading agents but also pl…
Fluorosurfactants and PFAS-Free Alternatives in Industrial Applications
Quick answer Fluorosurfactants are surfactants built around a fluorinated carbon tail that reaches exceptionally low surface tension, which makes them powerful wetting and spreading agents but also pl…
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Rubber compounds do not fail because of mechanical overload alone. Most service failures trace back to two chemical degradation …
Antioxidants and Antiozonants in Rubber Formulation: Mechanisms, Families and Selection
Rubber compounds do not fail because of mechanical overload alone. Most service failures trace back to two chemical degradation …
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Modified release means the drug is not released all at once. What ER, SR, XR and delayed release mean and how the four main release systems work.
How Modified-Release Tablets Work: A Plain-Language Primer for Pharma
Modified release means the drug is not released all at once. What ER, SR, XR and delayed release mean and how the four main release systems work.
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Quick answer: Surlyn® is an ionomer resin produced by Dow from a copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid, partially neutralized with sodium or zinc ions. It combines glass-like optical clarity, imp…
Ionomer Resins for Luxury Packaging: A Surlyn® Guide
Quick answer: Surlyn® is an ionomer resin produced by Dow from a copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid, partially neutralized with sodium or zinc ions. It combines glass-like optical clarity, imp…
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GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide, tirzepatide) reduce food intake and accelerate weight loss, creating a set of physiological deficits that formulators across nutraceuticals, food…
After the GLP-1 wave: what formulators now have to deliver
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GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide, tirzepatide) reduce food intake and accelerate weight loss, creating a set of physiological deficits that formulators across nutraceuticals, food…
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Quick Answer: Monogastric gut health in pigs and poultry depends on a stable microbiota, intact intestinal barrier, and functional immune competence. The six main additive classes used to support this…
Selecting feed additive classes for monogastric gut health
Quick Answer: Monogastric gut health in pigs and poultry depends on a stable microbiota, intact intestinal barrier, and functional immune competence. The six main additive classes used to support this…
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The animal nutrition industry is shifting away from antibiotic growth promoters toward feed additives that target gut microbiota directly. This change is driven by AMR regulatio…
Why gut health drives modern animal nutrition
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The animal nutrition industry is shifting away from antibiotic growth promoters toward feed additives that target gut microbiota directly. This change is driven by AMR regulatio…
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Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) are two of the most widely used cellulose ethers in solid dosage form manufacturing. Both are semi-synthetic polymers derived fro…