GB2339165B - Methods and apparatus for particle formation - Google Patents

Methods and apparatus for particle formation

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GB2339165B
GB2339165B GB9909951A GB9909951A GB2339165B GB 2339165 B GB2339165 B GB 2339165B GB 9909951 A GB9909951 A GB 9909951A GB 9909951 A GB9909951 A GB 9909951A GB 2339165 B GB2339165 B GB 2339165B
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particle formation
particle
formation
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Mazen Hanna
Peter York
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Nektar Therapeutics UK Ltd
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Bradford Particle Design Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2/00—Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic
    • B01J2/02—Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic by dividing the liquid material into drops, e.g. by spraying, and solidifying the drops
    • B01J2/04—Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic by dividing the liquid material into drops, e.g. by spraying, and solidifying the drops in a gaseous medium
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K9/00—Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
    • A61K9/14—Particulate form, e.g. powders, Processes for size reducing of pure drugs or the resulting products, Pure drug nanoparticles
    • A61K9/16—Agglomerates; Granulates; Microbeadlets ; Microspheres; Pellets; Solid products obtained by spray drying, spray freeze drying, spray congealing,(multiple) emulsion solvent evaporation or extraction
    • A61K9/1682—Processes
    • A61K9/1688—Processes resulting in pure drug agglomerate optionally containing up to 5% of excipient
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D11/00—Solvent extraction
    • B01D11/04—Solvent extraction of solutions which are liquid
    • B01D11/0403—Solvent extraction of solutions which are liquid with a supercritical fluid
    • B01D11/0411—Solvent extraction of solutions which are liquid with a supercritical fluid the supercritical fluid acting as solvent for the solvent and as anti-solvent for the solute, e.g. formation of particles from solutions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J3/00—Processes of utilising sub-atmospheric or super-atmospheric pressure to effect chemical or physical change of matter; Apparatus therefor
    • B01J3/008—Processes carried out under supercritical conditions
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P20/00—Technologies relating to chemical industry
    • Y02P20/50—Improvements relating to the production of bulk chemicals
    • Y02P20/54—Improvements relating to the production of bulk chemicals using solvents, e.g. supercritical solvents or ionic liquids

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
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  • Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Micro-Capsules (AREA)
GB9909951A 1998-05-15 1999-04-29 Methods and apparatus for particle formation Expired - Lifetime GB2339165B (en)

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GBGB9810559.6A GB9810559D0 (en) 1998-05-15 1998-05-15 Method and apparatus for particle formation
GB9909951A GB2339165B (en) 1998-05-15 1999-04-29 Methods and apparatus for particle formation

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GB9909951D0 GB9909951D0 (en) 1999-06-30
GB2339165A GB2339165A (en) 2000-01-19
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Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997031691A1 (en) * 1996-03-01 1997-09-04 The University Of Kansas Methods and apparatus for particle precipitation and coating using near-critical and supercritical antisolvents
GB2322326A (en) * 1997-02-21 1998-08-26 Bradford Particle Design Ltd Controlled formation of particles using supercritical fluids

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997031691A1 (en) * 1996-03-01 1997-09-04 The University Of Kansas Methods and apparatus for particle precipitation and coating using near-critical and supercritical antisolvents
GB2322326A (en) * 1997-02-21 1998-08-26 Bradford Particle Design Ltd Controlled formation of particles using supercritical fluids

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