Controlled release coatings derived from aqueous dispersions of zein

US5356467A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Euro-Celtique S.A. · LU

Inventors

• Benjamin Oshlack · Boca Raton, US
• James W. McGinity · Austin, US
• Mark Chasin · Manalapan, US
• Roland Bodmeier · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 6, 1993
• Grant date: Oct 18, 1994
• Expiry date: Aug 6, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08J2389/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Stable aqueous dispersions of zein which may be used as controlled release coatings of pharmaceutical, animal, health, or food products in an inorganic solvent-free environment are disclosed, as well as methods for preparing the same.