Sunday, April 15, 2012

What Is Cremophor ELP?

Cremophor ELP
Cremophor ELP is a Cremophor EL purification product. It is wodely used as a solvent and emulsifier for the water-insoluble drugs or other fat-soluble drugs. Cremophor ELP is used in semi-solid and liquid formulations at the same time.  But Cremophor ELP is much more suitable for using in injection.
Cremophor EL is the registered trademark of BASF Corp. for its version of polyethoxylated castor oil. It is prepared by reacting 35 moles of ethylene oxide with each mole of castor oil. The resulting product is a mixture (CAS number 61791-12-6): the major component is the material in which the hydroxyl groups of the castor oil triglyceride have ethoxylated with ethylene oxide to form polyethylene glycol ethers. Minor components are the polyethyelene glycol esters of ricinoleic acid, polyethyelene glycols and polyethyelene glycol ethers of glycerol. Cremophor EL is a synthetic, nonionic surfactant. Its utility comes from its ability to stabilize emulsions of nonpolar materials in aqueous systems.
Cremophor ELP, a purifed grade of Cremophor EL was specially developed for sensitive active ingredients, as the higher purity was found to improve their stability. It is used to emulsify and solubilize oils and other water-insoluble substances. Similar to Cremophor EL but with lower water content and differences in viscosity.
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