Abstract: The invention relates to excipients in powder form for use in solid pharmaceutical presentations, comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable polymer and a liquid or semisolid solubilizing surface-active substance.

Abstract: Insoluble, only slightly swellable popcorn polymers containing a) from 50 to 99% by weight of styrene and/or at least one monounsaturated styrene derivative, b) from 0.1 to 40% by weight of at least one N-vinyllactam or N-vinylamine and c) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one difunctional crosslinking component, the stated percentages by weight of the individual components a) to c) summing to 100%.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of copolymers comprising a) 82 to 99.9 mol % of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acid; b) 0.1 to 18 mol % of at least one monomer selected from the group b1) N—C8-C30-alkyl-substituted amides of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids, b2) N,N—C8-C30-dialkyl-substituted amides of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids, b3) C8-C30-alkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids; c) 0 to 17.9 mol % of at least one monomer selected from the group of c1) vinyl esters of aliphatic C8-C30-carboxylic acids, c2) C8-C30-alkylvinyl ethers, the mol % data for the individual components adding up to 100%, as solubilizer.

Abstract: The use of copolymers comprising a) 50 to 99% by weight of at least one N-vinyllactam or N-vinylamine selected from the group consisting of N-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylpiperidone, N-vinylcaprolactam, N-vinylimidazole and methylated N-vinylimidazole or N-vinylformamide and b) 1 to 50% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group of b1) C14-C30-alkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids; b2) N—C8-C30-alkyl-substituted amides of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids; b3) N,N—C8-C30-dialkyl-substituted amides of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids; b4) vinyl esters of aliphatic C8-C30-carboxylic acids; b5) C8-C30-alkyl vinyl ethers as matrix for producing solid pharmaceutical and cosmetic presentations.

Abstract: The use of esters or amides of hydroxylated carboxylic acids as solubilizers, particularly for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food preparations, is described.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of copolymers comprising

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of copolymers comprising a) 82 to 99.9 mol % of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acid; b) 0.1 to 18 mol % of at least one monomer selected from the group b1) N—C8-C30-alkyl-substituted amides of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids, b2) N,N—C8-C30-dialkyl-substituted amides of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids, b3) C8-C30-alkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids; c) 0 to 17.9 mol % of at least one monomer selected from the group of c1) vinyl esters of aliphatic C8-C30-carboxylic acids, c2) C8-C30-alkylvinyl ethers, mol % data for the individual components adding up to 100%, as solubilizer.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone as an additive to compact, particulate detergents and cleansers for the purpose of increasing the rate of disintegration thereof when brought into contact with water, to the particles of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone having a particle size of from 50 to 400 &mgr;m, to a process for the preparation of the compact, particulate detergents and cleansers, and also to the compact, particulate detergents and cleansers themselves.

Abstract: The use of graft copolymers obtainable by grafting a) polyalkylene oxides with b) at least one monomer selected from the group of b1) C1-C30-alkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids; b2) vinyl esters of aliphatic C1-C30-carboxylic acids; b3) C1-C30-alkyl vinyl ethers; b4) N—C1-C12-alkyl-substituted amides of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids; b5) N,N—C1-C12-dialkyl-substituted amides of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids as solubilizer.

Abstract: The use of copolymers ofA) 60-99 mol % of N-vinylpyrrolidone, andB) 1-40 mol % of a monomer selected from the group ofb1) C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 -alkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -carboxylic acids,b2) N-alkyl- or N,N-dialkyl-substituted amides of acrylic acid or of methacrylic acid with C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 -alkyl radicals, orb3) vinyl esters of aliphatic C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 -carboxylic acids, or mixtures of these monomers,as surface-active substances in preparations of water-insoluble substances.