Methods and apparatus for fine particle formation
US6095134A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/54
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for forming fine particles of a desired substance comprising dissolving said substance in a fluid such as water to form a solution and mixing the solution with a second fluid such as supercritical carbon dioxide which becomes a gas upon rapid pressure release, and with which the first fluid is at least partially immiscible, and releasing the pressure to form an air-borne dispersion or aerosol comprising particles having an average diameter between about 0.1 and about 6.5 .mu.m.
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