Polymers | Advantage(s) | Commercial product | Ref. |
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HPMC, carrageenan | Plant based (gelatin free) | Quali-V® hard capsules (Shionogi Qualicaps) | [10] |
HPMC, gellan gum | Plant based (gelatin free) | Vcaps® hard capsules (Capsugel) | [10] |
HPMC, gellan gum | • Enteric functionality (without the need for enteric coating) • GRAS excipients • Plant based (gelatin free) | DRcaps® hard capsules (Capsugel) | [10] |
HPMC, HPMC-AS | • Enteric functionality (without the need for enteric coating) • Plant based (gelatin free) | Vcaps® enteric hard capsules (Capsugel) | [10] |
Carrageenan, starch/modified starch | Plant-based (gelatin free) soft capsules | • Vegesoft vegetarian softgels (Eurocaps) • VersagelTM (Procaps) | |
Gelatin, methacrylic acid copolymer type A | Gelatin-based softgels with enteric functionality (avoids the need for enteric coating) | EntericareTM softgels (Patheon) | [13] |