Applications

Technical uses.Beyond food.
Engineered gel performance.

The gel properties of agar are also used well beyond food: in dental impression materials, insect feed, art conservation and other specialized processes. B&V offers technical grades and customized solutions for these requirements.

Dentagar · Insectagar · Customized grades

Technical agar grades for specialized processes

What we focus on

What matters in technical applications.

The functional properties we help you control in this end market.

Thermoreversible gels

Low gelling and high melting temperatures, with elevated viscosity for dental materials.

Defined gel texture

From firm, brittle gels for insect diets to elastic, low-syneresis gels.

Customized solutions

Grades tailored to the gel properties and processing behavior of each application.

Application examples

Where our ingredients work.

A few examples of where B&V hydrocolloids are used. The possibilities go well beyond this list.

  • Dental

    • Impression materials
    • Duplication materials
    • and more
  • Insect farming

    • Gelled insect diets
    • and more
  • Art conservation

    • Cleaning gels for plaster
    • Cleaning gels for paper
    • and more
  • Encapsulation

    • Microencapsulation matrices
    • and more
  • A selection of applications.Every formulation is different. Ask us about yours.
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