HPMC serves as an essential additive in paints and coatings, providing improved viscosity, water retention, and sag resistance. It ensures better application properties and enhances the overall quality of the final product.
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Overall, the data set for genotoxicity is not complete for all the substances and several studies were not in line with the current standard. However, it should be considered that the chemical structure of unmodified and modified cellulose does not show any alert for genotoxicity and that no indication of genotoxicity was found for any of these substances in several in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity studies.