LUDOX HS 40

LUDOX® HS-40 Colloidal Silica is a synthetic amorphous silica dispersed in a stable form in water. It contains 40% silica with nominal 12 nanometre particle size. LUDOX® HS-40 Colloidal Silica offers high binding strength and stability which makes it suitable for use in the pharmaceutical industry. Its key features include high binding strength, stability in most applications and ability to offer the highest silica content for its particle size. These properties allow it to be incorporated in formulations to provide benefits like improved flow, better tableting properties and enhanced stability of active ingredients. LUDOX® HS-40 Colloidal Silica can be utilised in the pharmaceutical industry as a carrier, disintegrant, glidant or stabilizer to improve various formulation characteristics and product performance.