Patent · US Expired

In-situ gel formation of pectin

US6777000B2 · kind B2 · utility

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140References

47Claims

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Assignee

Carrington Laboratories, Inc. · US

Inventors

Yawei Ni · College Station, US
Kenneth M. Yates · Keller, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2001
Grant date	Aug 17, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 26, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61P31/04
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In-situ gelation of a pectic substance. Composition, method of preparation, and method of use of a pectin in-situ gelling formulation for the delivery and sustained release of a physiologically active agent to the body of an animal. The pectin can be isolated from Aloe vera.

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