Preparation of diagnostic agents
US6569405B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S516/928
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Microcapsules are prepared by a process comprising the steps of (i) spray-drying a solution or dispersion of a wall-forming material in order to obtain intermediate microcapsules and (ii) reducing the water-solubility of at least the outside of the intermediate microcapsules. Suitable wall-forming materials include proteins such as albumin and gelatin. The microcapsules have walls of 40-500 nm thick and are useful in ultrasonic imaging. The control of median size, size distribution and degree of insolubilization and cross-linking of the wall-forming material allows novel microsphere preparations to be produced.
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