The Application of Xanthan Gum Jelly in Medicine and Other Industries

1. The application of xanthan gum jelly in the pharmaceutical industry

The application hot spot of xanthan gum jelly in the pharmaceutical industry is as a sustained-release tablet carrier. Studies have found that drugs such as paracetamol and methopramide hydrochloride sustained-release tablets prepared with xanthan gum jelly as a carrier have good sustained-release effects.

In addition, xanthan gum jelly is also used as an auxiliary agent for eye drops and ointment drugs, which can increase the utilization rate of the drugs and improve the comfort of the patients during use.

2. Other applications of xanthan gum

Xanthan gum products can be used as thickeners, sizing agents, dispersants, polishes, etc.. in the textile printing and dyeing industry to make the printing and dyeing color uniform and bright. Utilizing the rheological properties of xanthan gum, it can be used in spray coatings with a good anti-sagging effect. In addition, it can also be used for fireproof coatings, ceramic glazes and heat-sensitive surface silicon coatings.

The xanthan gum jelly in toothpaste can improve the extension of toothpaste into strips, making it uniform and stable, easy to squeeze out of the tube and pumping for packaging; in sunscreen skin care products, it can protect the skin from ultraviolet rays; xanthan gum jelly products can be used as a thickening agent in whitening and skin care cosmetics; it can extend the shelf life in eye shadow and make it have a fluid structure; in shampoo, it can improve its fluidity.

Due to its heat resistance, low concentration and high viscosity, xanthan gum jelly can be used in the production of gel-type alcohol-resistant foam fire extinguishing agents; it can be used for fertilizers and pesticides by taking advantage of the suspension and stability of xanthan gum; xanthan gum jelly can also be used in adhesives, photography, tobacco, mining, inks, papermaking, rust removers, industrial polishing agents, hydrometallurgical thickeners, suspensions and adhesives for glaze slurry in ceramic production.