AEROSIL® and AEROPERL® colloidal silicon dioxide are versatile excipients that help make pharmaceutical manufacturing processes more efficient. 
They can act as glidants to improve the flow and processability of powders for direct compression of tablets, they can help to improve the hardness and friability of the finished compact, they can enable the incorporation of liquid APIs into dry powder mixtures, and they can act as desiccants in dry granulation processes.