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Encapsulation process

US6488870B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 2000
Grant dateDec 3, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2989
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An encapsulation process including: (a) forming an emulsion composed of a continuous phase comprising a first liquid, a cationic material, and an anionic material, and a disperse phase composed of a plurality of droplets of a second liquid, wherein a number of the droplets includes therein one to five particles; and (b) inducing complex coacervation of the cationic material and the anionic material to form a shell around each of the droplets.

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