Process for producing polymeric microspheres
US10471013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/0019
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present disclosure disclosed a microsphere-producing process involving three integrated unit operations, 1) microspheres formation; 2) microsphere quality control; 3) post formation microsphere treatment. The first unit operation, i.e. unit operation 1) is integrated with four essential functions: forcing the particle forming materials to pass through a porous membrane to form embryonic micropsheres; enforcing the embryonic microspheres to detach the porous membrane; solidifying the embryonic microspheres; collecting and outputting the solidified microspheres. The quality control unit operation consists discrimination and ejection of oversized microspheres. The post treatment unit operation is integrated with two essential functions, smoothing the microsphere surfaces and reducing organic solvents trapped inside of microsphere matrix.
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