Is PVP can used as a lubricant in pharmaceutical excipients?
Release Time:
Mar 27,2026
PVP is used in some contact lenses and their packaging solutions. It reduces friction, thus acting as a lubricant, or wetting agent, built into the lens. Examples of this use include Bausch & Lomb's Ultra contact lenses with MoistureSeal Technology,Air Optix contact lens packaging solution (as an ingredient called "copolymer 845"),and Johnson & Johnson's Acuvue contact lenses.
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