Process for the preparation of stable dispersions of at least one water-immiscible liquid phase in an aqueous phase
US5055228A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S516/929
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the preparation of a stable emulsion of at least one water-immiscible liquid phase L in an aqueous phase D is described which comprises mixing the liquid phase or phases L with a dispersion of spheres in an aqueous phase D, the spheres having an average diameter of 0.025 to 5 microns and consisting of substantially concentric lipid laminae encapsulating an aqueous phase E between them, the lipid or lipids constituting the laminae being ionic or nonionic amphiphilic substances capable of forming a lamellar phase in water, and subjecting the whole to mechanical agitation so as to disperse the phase (or phases) L in the phase D in the form of droplets having an average diameter of 0.1 micron to a few microns.
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