软胶囊作为保健食品和药品常用的剂型，具有生物利用度高、易于吞咽、掩味性好、适用范围广和外形美观等优点。本文综述了近年来国内外非明胶软胶囊囊材的研究进展，包括淀粉、食用胶和高分子聚合物等主要材料以及增塑剂等辅料的特性及应用，为新型软胶囊的开发应用提供参考。

Soft capsule, a popular dosage form for health food and drug, has several advantages, such as high bioavailability, easy to eat, bad smell-masking capability, wide application range and beautiful appearance. The recent advances in researches on the non-gelatin soft capsule shell compositions were reviewed, including the characteristics and applications of the main materials of starch, hydrocolloid and polymers, and excipient such as plasticizer. This paper provided a reference for the development and application of the new soft capsule.