Vaccine delivery system for immunization, using biodegradable polymer microspheres
US5569468A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A controlled release oral formulation, for human vaccines, are formed in microspherical form. The vaccine is suspended in a polymer matrix. The polymer matrix is formed from at least two highly water soluble biodegradable polymers, selected for example from starch, crosslinked starch, ficoll, polysucrose, polyvinyl alcohol, gelatine, hydroxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl-ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl-methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, sodium alginate, polymaleic anhydride esters, polyortho esters, polyethyteneimine, polyethylene glycol, methoxypolyethylene glycol, ethoxypolyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide,poly(1,3 bis(p-carboxyphenoxy) propane-co-sebacic anhydride, N,N-diethylaminoacetate, block copolymers of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene. The microspheres are coated with a (d,1 lactide-glycolide) copolymer. The coating makes the microspheres more resistant to enzymatic degradation.
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