Mucoadhesive effect

Mucoadhesion test

Regulatory reference: Proprietary method
Claim: Mucoadhesive effect
Application field: Finished products for direct application on external mucosae.
Description of the test: Gravimetric analysis of the adhesion of a product on a layer of mucin against the same product on an untreated plane. Detachment kinetics in terms of percentage of adhesion against a non-adhesive control.
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Mucoadhesion test: gravimetric variant using the dry weight of the product

Regulatory reference: Proprietary method
Claim: Mucoadhesive effect
Application field: Finished products for direct application on external mucosae.
Description of the test: Analysis of the resistance to washing off with and without a basal layer of mucin. Determination of the percentage of resistance against the same product on substrate without mucin.
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