Acrylates Copolymer is a general term for copolymers of two or more monomers consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one of their simple esters.
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Uses
Ammonio methacrylate copolymers are excipients used in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Benefits
Ammonio methacrylate copolymers are compounds derived from ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and a low content of methacrylic acid ester with quaternary ammonium groups. They are solid substances in the form of a white powder with a faint amine-like odor. The ammonium groups are present as salts and make the polymers permeable. They are used in the manufacture of time-released products that are pH-independent in the pharmaceutical industry.
Cautions
No side effects are known.
Interactions
None are recorded.
Other names
Ammonio Methacrylate Copolymer
References
Drugs.com, https://www.drugs.com/inactive/ammonio-methacrylate-copolymer-type-a-294.html
Cosmeticsinfo, http://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/ingredient/acrylatesammonium-methacrylate-copolymer