Phytoption Aims To Solve Solubility Problems In Drugs And Food
Most people don’t think about how well an ingredient dissolves in a drug or a nutritional supplement but to the companies that make these products it can be a big problem. If an active ingredient or nutrient dissolves poorly into the product, much of it literally ends up flushed down the toilet.
Phytoption wants to address these problems with technology that improves the solubility of tough-to-dissolve ingredients. The West Lafayette, IN-based company has developed a biomaterial derived from plants that helps the molecules of the target ingredient distribute within a liquid, says Joanne Zhang, Phytoption’s co-founder and president. Dissolution helps enable the ingredient to achieve its intended effect.
Phytoption wants to address these problems with technology that improves the solubility of tough-to-dissolve ingredients. The West Lafayette, IN-based company has developed a biomaterial derived from plants that helps the molecules of the target ingredient distribute within a liquid, says Joanne Zhang, Phytoption’s co-founder and president. Dissolution helps enable the ingredient to achieve its intended effect.