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Asymmetric microporous beads for controlled release

US5888930A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 1997
Grant dateMar 30, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/1652
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A durable and sprayable controlled release bead of active ingredient in the pores of a polymeric micro-porous bead having an anisotropic pore structure of large pores in the interior and small pores at the surface, the gradation of pore sizes between the interior and the surface being continuous.

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