<i>Opuntia Ficus-Indica</i> L. Miller (Palma Forrageira) as an Alternative Source of Cellulose for Production of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Biomaterials: Extraction and Characterization

Cellulose is among the top 5 excipients used in the pharmaceutical industry. It has been considered one of the main diluents used in conventional and modern dosage forms. Therefore, different raw materials of plant origin have been evaluated as potential alternative sources of cellulose. In this con...

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Main Authors: Amaro César Lima de Assis, Larissa Pereira Alves, João Paulo Tavares Malheiro, Alana Rafaela Albuquerque Barros, Edvânia Emannuelle Pinheiro-Santos, Eduardo Pereira de Azevedo, Harley da Silva Alves, João Augusto Oshiro-Junior, Bolívar Ponciano Goulart de Lima Damasceno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/11/7/1124