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Title: STARCH MICROCAPSULES FOR DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS

Author
item Fanta, George
item KNUTSON, CLARENCE - FORMER USDA
item ESKINS, KENNETH - FORMER USDA
item Felker, Frederick

Submitted to: Patent Application
Publication Type: Patent Application
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/18/1998
Publication Date: 5/29/2001
Citation: FANTA, G.F., KNUTSON, C., ESKINS, K., FELKER, F.C. STARCH MICROCAPSULES FOR DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS. 2001. U.S. PATENT 6,238,677.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Polysaccharide-based shells are provided having use for forming water-dispersible microcapsular delivery systems for both hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other active agents. These shells are prepared by intimately blending a solubilized polysaccharide with a lipophilic material to produce spherical droplets of the lipophilic material coated with the polysaccharide, diluting the emulsion with a solvent, and isolating the polysaccharide shells from the diluted emulsion.