(7) Others: This product is also widely used in leather, paper products, fruit and vegetable preservation, and textile industry.

Intraocularly, hpmc is used as a volume substitute for the aqueous humor to maintain anterior segment integrity and anatomical spaces during intraocular interventions, to protect intraocular tissues (i.e. the corneal endothelium), to sustain corneal transparency as well as for the lubrication of intraocular lenses (IOL) and surgical instruments.


HPMC

The additive is considered to be efficacious in feedingstuffs for all animal species.

hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose cas. HPMC is also used as a fat replacer in low-fat foods to mimic the mouthfeel of full-fat products.