HPMC, ko Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, ba surfactant ba ne a cikin ma'anar kalmar. Surfactants kwayoyin halitta ne da ke da iyakar hydrophilic (mai son ruwa) da kuma hydrophobic (mai hana ruwa), kuma ana amfani da su don rage tashin hankalin saman tsakanin ruwa biyu maras misaltuwa ko tsakanin ruwa da daskararru. Ana amfani da na'urorin da ake amfani da su a cikin masana'antu daban-daban, ciki har da kayan tsaftacewa, kayan kulawa na sirri, da magunguna, da sauransu.

A gefe guda, HPMC polymer ce ta cellulose wacce ake amfani da ita a aikace-aikace iri-iri, gami da magunguna, abinci, da samfuran kulawa na mutum, da sauransu. Ana samar da HPMC ta hanyar sinadarai mai canza cellulose, wanda shine polymer na halitta da ake samu a cikin tsire-tsire. Musamman, ana samar da HPMC ta maye gurbin wasu rukunin hydroxyl a cikin cellulose tare da ko dai methyl ko ƙungiyoyin hydroxypropyl. Sakamakon polymer shine mai narkewar ruwa kuma ana iya amfani dashi azaman mai kauri, ɗaure, emulsifier, da stabilizer, a tsakanin sauran ayyuka.

Duk da kasancewar ba surfactant ba, HPMC na iya nuna kaddarorin masu kama da surfactant a wasu aikace-aikace. Misali, ana iya amfani da HPMC don daidaita emulsions, waɗanda suke gaurayawan ruwa marasa ƙarfi guda biyu, ta hanyar samar da wani Layer na kariya a kusa da ɗigon ruwa ɗaya a cikin ɗayan ruwa. Wannan Layer na iya hana ɗigon ruwa daga haɗuwa da rabuwa da sauran cakuda. Ta wannan hanyar, HPMC na iya aiki azaman emulsifier, wanda shine nau'in surfactant.

Bugu da ƙari, ana iya amfani da HPMC don rage tashin hankali na ruwa, wanda shine dukiya na surfactants. Alal misali, HPMC za a iya amfani da a matsayin shafi a kan m saman don sa su more hydrophilic, wanda zai iya ƙara da wetting Properties. A cikin wannan aikace-aikacen, HPMC na iya rage tashin hankali na ruwa a saman da aka rufe, wanda zai iya inganta mannewar ruwa ko daskararru zuwa saman.

Gabaɗaya, yayin da HPMC ba surfactant ba ne a cikin ma'anar kalmar, yana iya nuna kaddarorin masu kama da surfactant a wasu aikace-aikace. HPMC wani nau'in nau'in polymer ne wanda za'a iya amfani dashi a cikin masana'antu daban-daban, kuma kaddarorinsa na musamman sun sa ya zama sinadari mai mahimmanci a cikin tsari da yawa.