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Film-forming evaporation apparatus

US5028297A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 1990
Grant dateJul 2, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S203/13
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A thin-film evaporator for preparing liposomes in commercial quantities provides a film-forming zone of uniform thickness which enables the uniform evaporation of an organic solvent to form a film of uniform thickness, followed by in situ hydration of the film in an aqueous phase by agitation with a rotor.

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