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CAB-O-SIL® M-5P Fumed Silica: The Performance Additive for Tabletting

Type: Product Literature
Product Line: Silicas and Aluminas

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Abstract:

Glidants are excipient materials that are added to tablet formulations to improve the flow properties
of a granulation from the hopper into the feed mechanism and, ultimately, into the tablet die. CAB-O-SIL® M-5P fumed silica is widely used as a glidant in tablet and capsule formulations. 

The usage of M-5Pin formulations:

  • increases tablet hardness and tensile strength
  • improves tablet weight and content uniformity

Adequate blending of the M-5P with the other ingredients in the formulation is necessary to














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