Polyethylene glycol–polyvinyl alcohol (PEG-PVA) brand name Kollicoat IR (BASF) is a multifunctional excipient[1] used as a pill binder as well as a wet binder. A typical formulation is composed of 25% polyethylene glycol (PEG) and 75% polyvinyl alcohol (PVA); where the vinyl alcohol moieties are grafted on a polyethylene glycol backbone.[2]
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- ^ "Kollicoat® IR". BASF Pharma. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Kevin Williams (November 30, 2015). "Polyethylene Glycol-Polyvinyl Alcohol Graft Copolymer: A Peroxide-Free Binder". American Pharmaceutical Review. 18 (7).
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