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AzuraGel™ Biopolymers

AzuraGel crosslinked gamma polyglumatic acid polymers offer a variety of
attractive moisture control and absorption properties while retaining their biodegradability despite cross-linking.

AzuraGel Biodegradable Polymers

Attractive Combination of Properties

The water absorption properties, mechanical strength, stability and biodegradability of AzuraGel biopolymers are valuable for numerous personal care, medical and industrial applications including:

Industry Application Properties
Agriculture Soil Rejuvanation
  • Improved soil moisture retention
  • Reduces irrigation requirements
  • Improves seed germination and plant growth
  • Biodegradable - will not accumulate in soil
Beauty and Personal Care Rheology Modifiers
  • Superior thickening
  • Excellent control over viscosity, suspension and texture of products
  • 100% biobased and cruelty-free
Biomedical Tissue engineering, wound dressing, drug delivery systems
  • Biocompatibility and non-toxicity for medical applications
  • 100% natural and non-GMO
Food Texturizers
  • Improves food appearance and taste
  • Enhances rheological and thermal properties of wheat dough
  • Reduces oil uptake during deep-frying
  • 100% natural and non-GMO
Packaging Gel Refrigerant gels, meat packaging
  • 100% chemical-free
  • Food-contact approval
  • Improved moisture control with lower mass
  • Sold as dry granules; shelf-stable
Personal Hygiene Superabsorbent fillers for diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence pads, etc.
  • Biobased, biodegradable alternative to sodium acrylate SAPs
  • Improved absorbency under load and free swell compared to starch-based superabsorbents
  • 100% natural and non-GMO
  • Sold as dry granules; shelf-stable
Water Treatment Additives
  • Excellent water absorption and metal chelation

All AzuraGel SAPs are USDA Certified “100% biobased and “ready biodegradable via OECD 301B.

AzuraGel™ Biopolymers

Perhaps most notably, they are among the world’s first, scalable, 100% biobased and biodegradable superabsorbent polymers, providing high-performance, non-toxic, biocompatible alternatives to cross-linked polyacrylates.

Produced through fermentation of 100% renewable biomass such as sugar. AzuraGel biopolymers absorb up to 300 times their weight in water and show improved absorption under load (AUL) over starch-based biopolymers. Our unique production process minimizes costs and maximizes feedstock flexibility.

See our AzuraGel superabsorbent polymer (SAP) material in action versus a synthetic polyacrylate co-polymer.