Patent ID: 9655851
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A granular material having a mean particle diameter of 250 to 350 micrometers and a compactibility resulting in a compact with a tensile strength of at least 1.7 MPa when the granular material is subjected to a compaction pressure of 266 MPa, at least 80 percent of the granular material being a water-soluble cellulose ether, water-soluble cellulose ester, an alkylene oxide homo- or copolymer or a blend thereof, wherein the granular material has been obtained by subjecting the water-soluble cellulose ether, water-soluble cellulose ester, alkylene oxide homo- or copolymer or blend thereof in powder form to a granulation step.