Pharmacel® 101

Microcrystalline cellulose
High batch to batch consistency
Strong binder for wet and dry granulation formulations

Oral Solid Dose
Pharmacel Mcc101 Microcrystalline Cellulose Excipient

Product information

Pharmacel® 101 Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) has been developed specifically as a key component for wet granulation and dry granulation formulations. DFE Pharma offers Pharmacel® 101 from two high quality production sites.

Product types
Microcrystalline cellulose
Excipient functionality
Filler-binder, Diluent, Binder, Disintegrant
Recommended process
Direct compression, Wet granulation, Extrusion spheronization, Dry granulation
Dosage forms
Tablet, Capsule (Oral Solid Dose), Orally disintegrating tablet

Typical product data

Particle size distribution (μm)

X10
25
X50
60
X90
120

Bulk density (g/L)

Bulk density (g/L)
280

Hausner ratio (-)

Hausner ratio (-)
1.57

LOD (% w/w)

LOD (% w/w)
3.8

Nitrite level (PPM)

Nitrite level (PPM)
≤0.1

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