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Fast dissolving orally consumable films

US7867509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Sau-Hung Spence Leung · Corona, US
Robert Leone · Fanwood, US
Lori D. Kumar · Princeton, US
Neema Kulkarni · Dover, US
Albert Sorg · Columbia, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2008
Grant date	Jan 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K9/2072
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Physiologically acceptable films, including edible films, are disclosed. The films include a water soluble film-forming polymer such as pullulan. Edible films are disclosed that include pullulan and antimicrobially effective amounts of the essential oils thymol, methyl salicylate, eucalyptol and menthol. The edible films are effective at killing the plaque-producing germs that cause dental plaque, gingivitis and bad breath. The film can also contain pharmaceutically active agents. Methods for producing the films are also disclosed.

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