Swellcal® - Calcium Carboxymethyl Cellulose

Calcium CMC is calcium salt of Carboxy Methyl Cellulose. It is also popularly known as Carmellose Calcium and Croscarmellose Calcium. Calcium CMC (Carmellose Calcium) is highly pure white powder used for tablet disintegration. Carboxymethylcellulose Calcium is insoluble in water but it swells in water and Carmellose Calcium used as super disintegrant in pharmaceutical tablet formulation. Calcium CMC helps tablets to disintegrate rapidly and also improves dissolution properties. Carmellose Calcium performs well with hard tablets where other disintegrants do not perform well.