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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

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467,04 Ko

Safety Data Sheet

Region : Europe, BE

EN 266,62 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

EN 369,67 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

EN 237,28 Ko

Region : Europe, FR

EN 266,97 Ko

Region : Europe, GB

EN 267,68 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

EN 327,07 Ko

Region : Europe, NL

EN 263,76 Ko

Region : Europe, IT

EN 269,09 Ko

Region : Americas, US

EN 230,62 Ko

Region : Europe, BE

DE 295,59 Ko

Region : Europe, BE

NL 286,53 Ko

Region : Europe, BG

BG 342,85 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

PT 260,92 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

RU 287,19 Ko

Region : Europe, BE

FR 297,90 Ko

Region : Europe, FR

FR 297,75 Ko

Region : Europe, ES

ES 292,58 Ko

Region : Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa

ES 255,39 Ko

Region : Europe, HU

HU 320,77 Ko

Region : Europe, NL

NL 283,09 Ko

Region : Europe, IT

IT 290,89 Ko

Region : Asia, TH

TH 309,71 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