Recent advances in the use of animal-sourced gelatine as natural polymers for food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical applications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
Gelatine is used as an excipient for various pharmaceutical dosage forms, such as capsule shells (both hard and soft), tablets, suspensions, emulsions and injections (e.g. plasma expanders). It is also broadly used in various industries such as food and cosmetics. Gelatine is a biopolymer obtained from discarded or unused materials of bovine, porcine, ovine, poultry and marine industrial farms. The discarded materials can be the skin, tendons, cartilages, bones and connective tissues. Gelatine sourced from animals is relatively easy and inexpensive to produce. The potential needs of gelatine cannot be overemphasised. Rising demands, health concerns and religious issues have heightened the need for alternative sources of gelatine. This review presents the various industrial uses of gelatine and the latest developments in producing gelatine from various sources.
Keywords
Cosmetics, food, gelatine, injections, pharmaceuticals, plasma expanders
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
Postgraduate Research Fund (PPP), University Research Grant 2010 (PS241/2010A), University Malaya Research Grant (UMRG, RG046/11BIO), University of Malaya,Economic Transformation Programme Research Grant Scheme, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (ETP-2013-073)
Publication Title
Sains Malaysiana
Volume
47
Issue
2
Publisher
Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia