Cambridge Applied Polymers Ltd.

Cambridge Applied Polymers have been involved in the development of a broad range of novel innovative technologies which have been applied in variety of different product settings, recent projects have included the development of:

• A food-grade, rapid-swell, water absorbing macroporous material has been developed for a US client that contains a particulate material entrapped within a macroporous polymeric scaffold.
• An edible dry, free flowing powdered encapsulate has been devised that contains liquid oil nutrients or flavours and resists malodour and oil oxidation problems.
• Mucoadhesive carriers are in development to prolong flavour perception during chewing.
• Lengthy lyophilisation processes have been speeded-up by almost 30% by exploiting the technology to produce a macroporous dried cake from which water is more rapidly removed.
• Monolithic polymeric chromatography adsorbents have been made that have been used to purify a pharmaceutical product without the need for prior removal of a particulate contaminant.
• Pre-baked doughs have been structured to produce novel textures in baked products and in some cases to accelerate the baking process by facilitating water removal.
• Additives which improve the rate of environmental degradation without influencing the performance of a popular consumer product have been developed.