Self-emulsifiable formulation producing an oil-in-water emulsion

US5965160A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD. · IL

Inventors

• Simon Benita · Jerusalem, IL
• Jackie Kleinstern · Jerusalem, IL
• Tatyana Gershanik · Jerusalem, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 9, 1998
• Grant date: Oct 12, 1999
• Expiry date: Jan 9, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K9/1075
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A self-emulsifying oily formulation (SEOF) comprising an oil component and a surfactant, the SEOF being characterized in that the oil component comprises an oily carrier and a cationic lipid and optionally, a lipophilic oily fatty alcohol, the oil-in-water emulsion which forms upon mixture of the SEOF, having oily droplets which are positively charged.