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The past decade has marked a rapidly growing interest in topical applications of both hyaluronan and cationic cellulose polymers. Because of their polyelectrolyte character and opposite charge, they can form strong interpolymer complexes with novel properties and significantly enhanced utility. This paper will describe the physiochemical properties and applications of complexes formed between hylan (a modified hyaluronan) and cationic cellulose polymers. The effect of charge density and hydrophobe content of the cellulosics on water solubility and stability of the complexes will be outlined. For stable water soluble complexes, the rheological properties of their solutions will be described, and conditions for optimizing their viscoelastic properties will be defined. The utility of the interpolymer complexes between hylan and cationic cellulosics will be demonstrated in terms of their rheological synergy and their enhanced substantivity to keratinous substrates. The latter has been determined by ESCA analysis and radiotracer studies.
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Band, P.A. et al. (1991). Interpolymer Complexes between Hyaluronan and Cationic Cellulose Polymers. In: Gebelein, C.G., Cheng, T.C., Yang, V.C. (eds) Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Applications of Polymers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3858-5_13
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