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STARLAC® - LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE & MAIZE STARCH COMPOUND

StarLac®

®Registered Trademark of Meggle
  • Designed for direct compression and disintegration

Co-processed lactose starch

Applications

  • 1. Solid Forms - Tablets
  • Swallowable Tablets
  • Orally Dispersible Tablets
  • 2. Solid Forms - Capsules
  • Hard Capsules Fill
  • 5. Other Solid Forms
  • Granules and Pellets
  • 3. Films and coatings
  • Orally Dissolving Films

Functional properties

  • Formulations Aids
  • Disintegrants & Super Disintegrants
  • Fillers and Binders for Direct Compression

Physical and chemical properties

  • General Properties
  • Multicompendial

Documents

Product Specification Sheet

Region :

467,04 Ko

Safety Data Sheet

Region : Europe, BE

EN 485,42 Ko

Region : Europe, FR

EN 485,67 Ko

Region : Europe, GB

EN 346,88 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

EN 227,81 Ko

Region : Europe, IT

EN 488,03 Ko

Region : Europe, NL

EN 482,67 Ko

Region : Americas, US

EN 286,93 Ko

Region : Europe, BE

DE 500,88 Ko

Region : Europe, BE

FR 594,22 Ko

Region : Europe, BE

NL 494,38 Ko

Region : Europe, BG

BG 634,39 Ko

Region : Europe, ES

ES 496,72 Ko

Region : Europe, FR

FR 594,13 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

ES 236,58 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

PT 242,29 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

RU 360,99 Ko

Region : Europe, HU

HU 611,88 Ko

Region : Europe, IT

IT 587,38 Ko

Region : Europe, NL

NL 491,48 Ko

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Technical data

Synonyms Alpha-Lactose Monohydrate-Starch
Composition Approximately Alpha-Lactose Monohydrate 85%-Native Maize Starch 15%
CAS number Alpha-Lactose Monohydrate 5989-81-1Starch 9005-25-8
Physical form or apperance White or almost white odorless powder
Application StarLac® co-processed lactose starch is a direct compression excipient with disintegrant properties that is also an excellent filler/binder in dry granulation process. It is suitable for swallowable and orally dispersible tablets as well as hard capsules.
Teste/Odor Slightly sweet
Morphology
MORPHOLOGY
Water sorption isotherm at 20°C
WATER_SORPTION
Chemical Structure
CHEMICAL_STRUCTURE
Average molecular weight Alpha-Lactose Monohydrate: 360.31 g/mol
Maximal Water content (LOD) 3.00
Solubility Partially soluble in cold water, practically insoluble in ethanol (96%)
Minimum melting temperature Dehydrated alpha-lactose monohydrate: 201 °C
Maximum melting temperature Dehydrated alpha-lactose monohydrate: 202 °C
Average mean particle diameter 125
dv10 Particle size distribution 30
dv50 Particle size distribution 125
dv90 Particle size distribution 240
Tablet Hardness
COMPRESSION_BEHAVIOUR_TABLET_HARDNESS
Experimental Conditions for Compression Behavior_Tablet Press STYLCAM 200R
Experimental Conditions for Compression Behavior_Production Speed 10, 25 and 40 tablets/min (respective linear punch velocity: 38, 96 and 152 mm/s ; respective simulated rotary press speed: 60000, 150000 and 250000 tablets/hour)
Experimental Conditions for Compression Behavior_Tooling Diameter 10 mm R9 concave
Experimental Conditions for Compression Behavior_Formuls 99.5% StarLac® / 0.5% magnesium stearate
Experimental Conditions for Compression Behavior_Tablet Mass 455 mg
Powder Flowability (according to Ph.Eur. 2.9.16, 10mm outflow opening) 4
Bulk Density (g/ml) 0.57
Tapped Density (g/ml) 0.68
True Density (g/ml) 1.50
Specific Surface Area (m²/g) 0.39
Angle of Repose (°) 28