Aerogel powder therapeutic agents
US6994842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P29/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Drugs in the form of very fine highly porous aerogel particles are delivered to a patient via inhalation. The aerogel particles are either an aerogelized form of a pharmaceutical or deposited upon aerogel particles produced from a non-inorganic oxide carrier matrix material, e.g. a sugar or carbohydrate. The aerogel particles are readily dissolvable by the pulmonary surfactant present in the lungs of a mammal.
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