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本発明は、微細な粒子径を有する中空のマイクロカプセルを製造する方法に関し、より詳しくは、医療用あるいは化学工業用として利用するのに好適な中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a method for producing a hollow microcapsule having a fine particle diameter, and more particularly to a method for producing a hollow microcapsule suitable for use in the medical or chemical industry.
マイクロカプセルの製造方法には大きく分けて界面重合法、コアセルベーション法、界面沈殿法などがあり（例えば、非特許文献１参照）、原理的には微粒化した芯物質を適当な媒質中に分散し、次いで微粒子の膜で被覆する方法である。
界面重合法は、界面における重合反応をマイクロカプセル化に利用するもので、多くの場合に縮重合反応が利用される。例えば、油溶性モノマーとしては酸クロライド、セバコイルクロライド、テレフタル酸クロライド、水溶性モノマーとしてポリアミン、ポリフェノールを用い、壁物質としてポリアミドやポリエーテルを用いて重合反応を起こし被膜することができる。コアセルベーション法は相分離とそれに基づく界面化学的な変化を利用している。例としては、ゼラチン−アラビアゴムの組み合わせによるマイクロカプセルが有名である。界面沈殿法は温度やｐＨ等の条件の違いによる溶解度の差を利用して、液中に分散させた芯物質の表面に壁物質を付着させてカプセル化する方法である。
Microcapsule production methods can be broadly classified into interfacial polymerization, coacervation, and interfacial precipitation (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). In principle, the atomized core substance is placed in an appropriate medium. This is a method of dispersing and then coating with a film of fine particles.
The interfacial polymerization method uses a polymerization reaction at the interface for microencapsulation, and in many cases, a condensation polymerization reaction is used. For example, acid chloride, sebacoyl chloride, terephthalic acid chloride can be used as the oil-soluble monomer, polyamine or polyphenol can be used as the water-soluble monomer, and polyamide or polyether can be used as the wall material to form a film. The coacervation method utilizes phase separation and interfacial chemical changes based on it. As an example, microcapsules based on a combination of gelatin and gum arabic are well known. The interfacial precipitation method is a method in which a wall material is attached to the surface of a core material dispersed in a liquid and encapsulated using a difference in solubility due to a difference in conditions such as temperature and pH.
しかし、これらの方法はいずれも液体あるいは固体を芯物質として利用しており、気体を芯物質としてマイクロカプセル化、すなわち中空のカプセルを界面重合法、コアセルベーション法、界面沈殿法などで生成した例ではない。 However, all of these methods use liquid or solid as the core material, and microencapsulate gas as the core material, that is, hollow capsules were produced by interfacial polymerization, coacervation, interfacial precipitation, etc. It is not an example.
一方、気体を芯物質とする中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法としては、液体を内包するマイクロカプセルを作製し、ついでその内部の液体を抽出して中空にする方法（例えば、特許文献１、２参照）、あるいは同様のマイクロカプセルを熱膨張させてマイクロカプセルを生成する技術（例えば、特許文献３）等が知られている。 On the other hand, as a method for producing a hollow microcapsule having a gas as a core material, a method of producing a microcapsule enclosing a liquid and then extracting the inside liquid to make it hollow (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2) Or the technique (for example, patent document 3) etc. which produce the microcapsule by thermally expanding the same microcapsule are known.
しかし、従来の、液体を内包するマイクロカプセルを生成し、その内部の液体を外部に排出して中空にする方法では、液体の抽出のプロセスが複雑で、かつ排出方法によっては中空カプセルが球状を保てない場合もある。また、抽出等に時間がかかることから大量にマイクロカプセルを生産することは難しく、コストも高くなり、さらに微粒化が難しく大きさの均一性を整えることが困難であり、そのために長い時間を要することから生産効率が極めて低いといった、問題点がある。
一方、熱膨張を利用する方法では気体を急激に膨張させるという手段を講じる必要があり、またその原理上、１０μｍ以下のカプセルを作ることは難しく大きさもそろえることは困難であった。
また、これまでの通常のマイクロカプセルの製法では生成の初期において芯物質を乳化分散させる必要があった。
However, in the conventional method of producing a microcapsule containing liquid and discharging the liquid inside to make it hollow, the liquid extraction process is complicated, and depending on the discharge method, the hollow capsule has a spherical shape. Sometimes you can't keep it. In addition, it takes time for extraction and the like, and it is difficult to produce microcapsules in large quantities, and the cost is high. Further, it is difficult to atomize and it is difficult to adjust the uniformity of size, which requires a long time. Therefore, there is a problem that production efficiency is extremely low.
On the other hand, in the method using thermal expansion, it is necessary to take measures to rapidly expand the gas. On the principle, it is difficult to make capsules of 10 μm or less, and it is difficult to prepare the same size.
Further, in the conventional method for producing microcapsules, it has been necessary to emulsify and disperse the core substance at the initial stage of production.
このような問題点を解消するために、本発明者等は、先に、「水に難溶性の液体中に水に不溶なマイクロカプセルの殻となる物質を少量溶解させ、その混合溶液を水中に乳化分散させた乳化液中に気泡を発生させ、該気泡の周囲に殻物質を凝集沈着させた、直径１μｍから１００μｍの中空のマイクロカプセルを製造する方法」を提案した（特許文献４）。 In order to solve such problems, the present inventors have previously described that “a small amount of a substance that forms a shell of a microcapsule that is insoluble in water is dissolved in a water-insoluble liquid, and the mixed solution is dissolved in water. Proposed a method of producing hollow microcapsules having a diameter of 1 μm to 100 μm, in which bubbles are generated in an emulsified and dispersed emulsion and a shell material is aggregated and deposited around the bubbles (Patent Document 4).
しかしながら、その後の本発明者等の検討によれば、この方法は、１０μｍ以下のサイズを持つ比較的均一な粒子を作成することはできるものの，発泡状態を制御することが難しく，多数の気泡が含まれたりあるいは全く含まれなかったりする場合があり、単一の気泡からなり、その粒径が小さく、かつ均一な中空マイクロカプセルの更なる製造方法の研究開発が必要であることが判明した。 However, according to the subsequent studies by the present inventors, this method can produce relatively uniform particles having a size of 10 μm or less, but it is difficult to control the foaming state, and a large number of bubbles are generated. It has been found that there is a case where it is contained or not contained at all, and it is necessary to further research and development of a method for producing a hollow microcapsule which is composed of a single bubble, has a small particle size and is uniform.
本発明は、上記のような従来技術の実情に鑑みなされたものであって、その目的は、単一の気泡からなり，好ましくは、殻の厚さが2μｍ以下である粒径１μｍから１０μｍの均一な中空のマイクロカプセルを、短時間に大量に安価に製造する方法を提供することにある。 The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation of the prior art as described above, and the object thereof is composed of a single bubble, and preferably has a particle diameter of 1 μm to 10 μm with a shell thickness of 2 μm or less. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a uniform hollow microcapsule in a large amount at a low cost in a short time.
本発明者らは上記目的を達成するため鋭意研究を重ねた結果、本発明者らがすでに提案した上記特願２００５−３７８４７５に記載した方法を発展させ，マイクロカプセルの殻となる水不溶性の高分子物質を含む水難溶性の有機溶剤溶液を、水媒体中に、混合・乳化分散することなく、液滴として点在させた後，該液滴内部に気泡を発泡させると，意外にも内部に確実に単一の気泡を含み、殻の厚さが2μｍ以下であり、粒径１μｍから１０μｍの均一な中空のマイクロカプセルが得られることを見出し，これらの知見に基づき本発明をなすに至った。
すなわち、この出願によれば、以下の発明が提供される。
（１）水不溶性の高分子物質を含む水難溶性の有機溶剤溶液を、水媒体中に液滴として点在させた後、該液滴内部に気泡を発泡させ、気泡の周囲に殻となる水不溶性の高分子物質を凝集沈着させた後、有機溶剤を除去する中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法であって、液滴の直径が、中空マイクロカプセルの粒子径の１００〜１０００倍であることを特徴とする中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
（２）中空マイクロカプセルが、単一の気泡とそれを被覆する殻からなり、そのカプセル直径が１μｍから１０μｍの範囲内にあることを特徴とする（１）に記載の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
（３）液滴内に均一な径を持つ多数の気泡を発泡させることを特徴とする（１）または（２）に記載の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
（４）液滴内に加圧ガスを溶解させ、過飽和状態を維持させた後、減圧し過飽和状態を解除して発泡させることを特徴とする（３）に記載の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
（５）水不溶性の高分子物質を濃度０．０１質量％以上含む水難溶性の有機溶剤溶液を、水媒体中に直径０．５ｍｍ〜５ｍｍの液滴として点在させた後、０．２０ＭＰａ以上に加圧後、常圧に減圧することで該液滴内部に気泡を発泡させることを特徴とする（４）に記載の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
（６）発泡後、液滴内の有機溶剤を除去することにより高分子物質の濃度を高め、気泡の周囲に高分子物質を凝集沈着させることを特徴とする（１）から（５）の何れかに記載の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
（７）液滴が固化する前にその表面に生成する中空マイクロカプセルを分離することを特徴とする（１）から（６）の何れかに記載の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
（８）水媒体が、液滴の融合防止剤を含有することを特徴とする（１）から（７）の何れかに記載の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
（９）高分子物質が生分解性あるいは生体適合性を持つポリマーであることを特徴とする（１）から（８）の何れかに記載の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
（１０）高分子物質の濃度を変化させ、マイクロカプセルの殻の膜厚を制御することを特徴とする（１）から（９）の何れかに記載の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法。
As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the present inventors have developed the method described in the above Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-378475, which has already been proposed by the present inventors. When a poorly water-soluble organic solvent solution containing molecular substances is dispersed as droplets in an aqueous medium without mixing and emulsifying and dispersing, if bubbles are bubbled inside the droplets, it is surprisingly It was found that uniform hollow microcapsules containing a single bubble, having a shell thickness of 2 μm or less, and having a particle size of 1 μm to 10 μm can be obtained, and based on these findings, the present invention has been made. .
That is, according to this application, the following invention is provided.
(1) After a poorly water-soluble organic solvent solution containing a water-insoluble polymer substance is scattered as droplets in an aqueous medium, bubbles are bubbled inside the droplets, and water that forms a shell around the bubbles after the polymeric material insoluble to aggregate deposits, a manufacturing method of an empty microcapsule in that to remove the organic solvent, the diameter of the droplets is 100 to 1000 times the particle diameter of the hollow microcapsules A method for producing a hollow microcapsule.
(2) The method for producing a hollow microcapsule according to (1), wherein the hollow microcapsule comprises a single bubble and a shell covering it, and the capsule diameter is in the range of 1 μm to 10 μm. .
( 3 ) The method for producing hollow microcapsules according to (1) or (2) , wherein a large number of bubbles having a uniform diameter are foamed in a droplet.
( 4 ) The method for producing a hollow microcapsule according to ( 3 ), wherein the pressurized gas is dissolved in the droplet to maintain the supersaturated state, and then the pressure is reduced to release the supersaturated state and foam.
(5) After a poorly water-soluble organic solvent solution containing a water-insoluble polymer substance having a concentration of 0.01% by mass or more is scattered as droplets having a diameter of 0.5 mm to 5 mm in an aqueous medium, 0.20 MPa or more (4) The method for producing hollow microcapsules according to (4), wherein after the pressure is applied, bubbles are foamed inside the droplets by reducing the pressure to normal pressure.
(6) After foaming, the concentration of the polymer material is increased by removing the organic solvent in the droplets, and the polymer material is agglomerated and deposited around the bubbles. A method for producing the hollow microcapsule according to claim 1.
(7) The method for producing hollow microcapsules according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the hollow microcapsules generated on the surface of the droplets are separated before the droplets are solidified.
(8) The method for producing hollow microcapsules according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the aqueous medium contains a droplet fusion inhibitor.
(9) The method for producing hollow microcapsules according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the polymer substance is a polymer having biodegradability or biocompatibility.
(10) The method for producing hollow microcapsules according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein the film thickness of the shell of the microcapsules is controlled by changing the concentration of the polymer substance.
本発明によれば、たとえば、以下のような作用効果が奏せられる。
（１）マイクロカプセルの殻となる高分子物質（以下、殻物質ともいう）を含む有機溶剤の液滴を点在させ，液滴内部で発生させた微細気泡の各々の気液界面において殻物質を固化させて安定させることから、確実に単一の気泡を内部に含む中空のマイクロカプセルを製造することができ、品質と収率の大幅な向上が可能となる。
（２）粒径１μｍから１０μｍの均一な中空のマイクロカプセルを製造できることから，超音波による血管造影剤などにも適用可能である。実際，生分解性のポリマーの一種であるポリ乳酸・グリコール酸共重合体(PLGA)で作成した造影剤用の非球体ポーラス体（J. A. Straub et al., Porous PLGA microparticles: AI-700, an intravenously administered ultrasound contrast agent for use in echocardiography, Journal of Controlled Release 108(2005), pp. 21-32.）と比較しても，本カプセルは球体かつ均一な薄い殻を持つカプセルであることから，その音響特性はより優れたものになる。
（３）カプセルの殻として高分子物質を原料とするので、殻形成が迅速で、幅広い、種々の中空ポリマーマイクロカプセルに適用でき、生分解性のポリマーを殻物質にした中空マイクロカプセルも生成できる。
（４）高分子物質の濃度を変化させ、マイクロカプセルの殻の膜厚を制御することができる。
According to the present invention, for example, the following operational effects can be achieved.
(1) A droplet of an organic solvent containing a polymer material (hereinafter also referred to as a shell material) that forms the shell of a microcapsule is scattered, and the shell material is formed at each gas-liquid interface of the fine bubbles generated inside the droplet. As a result of solidifying and stabilizing, a hollow microcapsule containing a single bubble can be reliably produced, and the quality and yield can be greatly improved.
(2) Since a uniform hollow microcapsule having a particle diameter of 1 μm to 10 μm can be manufactured, it can be applied to an angiographic contrast agent using ultrasonic waves. In fact, non-spherical porous bodies for contrast agents made with polylactic acid / glycolic acid copolymer (PLGA), a kind of biodegradable polymer (JA Straub et al., Porous PLGA microparticles: AI-700, an intravenously Compared with administered ultrasound contrast agent for use in echocardiography, Journal of Controlled Release 108 (2005), pp. 21-32.), this capsule is a capsule with a spherical and uniform thin shell. The properties are better.
(3) Since a high molecular weight material is used as the shell of the capsule, the shell formation is quick and can be applied to a wide variety of hollow polymer microcapsules, and hollow microcapsules made of biodegradable polymers as shell materials can also be produced. .
(4) The thickness of the microcapsule shell can be controlled by changing the concentration of the polymer substance.
本発明の中空マイクロカプセルの製造方法は、マイクロカプセルの殻となる水不溶性の高分子物質を含む水難溶性の有機溶剤溶液を、水媒体中に、乳化分散することなく、液滴として点在させた後，該液滴内部に気泡を発泡させ，気泡の周囲に殻となる水不溶性の高分子物質を凝集沈着させた後、有機溶剤を除去することを特徴としている。 In the method for producing hollow microcapsules of the present invention, a poorly water-soluble organic solvent solution containing a water-insoluble polymer substance serving as a microcapsule shell is scattered as droplets in an aqueous medium without being emulsified and dispersed. After that, bubbles are caused to foam inside the droplets, and a water-insoluble polymer substance serving as a shell is coagulated and deposited around the bubbles, and then the organic solvent is removed.
すなわち、本発明方法においては、まず、マイクロカプセルの殻となる水不溶性の高分子物質を含む水難溶性の有機溶剤溶液を、水媒体中に、乳化分散することなく、液滴として点在させる。
ここでいう、「有機溶剤溶液を水媒体中に、液滴として点在させる」とは、「混合操作や攪拌操作更には乳化分散する操作を行わずに、有機溶剤溶液を水媒体中に添加することにより、水媒体中に有機溶剤溶液の液滴を数多く点状に作製すること」を意味する。
That is, in the method of the present invention, first, a poorly water-soluble organic solvent solution containing a water-insoluble polymer substance serving as a microcapsule shell is scattered as droplets in an aqueous medium without being emulsified and dispersed.
As used herein, “dispersing the organic solvent solution as droplets in the aqueous medium” means “adding the organic solvent solution into the aqueous medium without performing a mixing operation, a stirring operation, or an emulsifying dispersion operation”. This means that a large number of droplets of the organic solvent solution are produced in the form of dots in an aqueous medium.
このように、水媒体中に有機溶剤溶液を液滴として点在させて、発泡させると、後記の図１に示されるように、その内部に多数の均一な気泡が整然と発生する。また、液滴（滴状溶液）であることから、その粒径がエマルジョンの場合の比し極めて大きく、有機溶剤の乾燥速度や液滴の固化速度を遅くすることができる。
このため、本方法によれば、気泡径が著しく異なるマイクロカプセルや気泡が合一した不均一なマイクロカプセルあるいは気泡の全く存在しないカプセルの生成を防止することができ、単一の気泡からなり、その表面に殻物質が均一に被覆された中空マイクロカプセルを効率よく製造することができる。
As described above, when the organic solvent solution is scattered as droplets in the aqueous medium and foamed, a large number of uniform bubbles are generated in an orderly manner as shown in FIG. Further, since it is a droplet (drop-like solution), its particle size is much larger than in the case of an emulsion, and the drying rate of the organic solvent and the solidification rate of the droplet can be reduced.
For this reason, according to this method, it is possible to prevent the generation of microcapsules having significantly different bubble diameters, non-uniform microcapsules in which bubbles are coalesced, or capsules in which no bubbles are present at all, consisting of a single bubble, Hollow microcapsules having a shell material uniformly coated on the surface can be efficiently produced.
この場合、殻物質を含む有機溶剤溶液の液滴ではなく、その水−乳化分散液（エマルジョン）や混合攪拌分散液を用いた場合には、気泡径が著しく異なるマイクロカプセルや気泡が合一した不均一なマイクロカプセルあるいは気泡の全く存在しないカプセルが生成してしまい、本発明のような適正な中空マイクロカプセルを得ることができない。 In this case, when the water-emulsified dispersion (emulsion) or the mixed stirring dispersion was used instead of the droplet of the organic solvent solution containing the shell material, the microcapsules and the bubbles having remarkably different bubble sizes were combined. A non-uniform microcapsule or a capsule having no air bubbles is generated, and an appropriate hollow microcapsule as in the present invention cannot be obtained.
すなわち、殻物質を含む液滴に、発泡現象を利用してその内部に気泡を発生させると，図１に示すように液滴内部に大きさが１〜数μｍの均一な多数の気泡群を含む状態となる。これに対して、殻物質を含むエマルジョン分散液の場合には、図２に示すような不均一な気泡群を含む状態となる。
よって，１〜数μｍの均一な多数の気泡群を含む状態は，発生した気泡サイズより十分な大きさの液滴により達成できるが、エマルジョン分散液でこのような気泡群を内包することは困難となる。
また、１〜数μｍの均一な多数の気泡群を含む状態になった液滴内部では，殻物質が表面エネルギーの違いから気泡界面に凝集沈着し，速やかに該気泡の周囲に殻物質が取り囲み気泡表面が安定化し、このことにより容易にそのカプセル構造が壊れない状態が実現される。またエマルジョンに比べ液滴の直径が大きいので、有機溶剤の乾燥速度が遅くなり、固化速度も遅くなるために．中空マイクロカプセルを固化前に効率よく取得することができるが、エマルジョン分散液を用いた場合には、有機溶剤の乾燥速度が速いため、このような作用効果は奏することができない。
That is, when bubbles are generated in a droplet containing a shell material by utilizing a foaming phenomenon, a large number of uniform bubbles having a size of 1 to several μm are formed inside the droplet as shown in FIG. It will be in a state of including. On the other hand, in the case of an emulsion dispersion containing a shell substance, a non-uniform bubble group as shown in FIG. 2 is included.
Therefore, a state including a large number of uniform bubbles of 1 to several μm can be achieved by droplets that are sufficiently larger than the generated bubble size, but it is difficult to enclose such bubbles in the emulsion dispersion. It becomes.
In addition, inside the droplets containing a large number of uniform bubbles of 1 to several μm, the shell material aggregates and deposits at the bubble interface due to the difference in surface energy, and the shell material immediately surrounds the bubbles. The bubble surface is stabilized, thereby realizing a state in which the capsule structure is not easily broken. Also, since the droplet diameter is larger than that of the emulsion, the drying speed of the organic solvent is slow and the solidification speed is slow. Although the hollow microcapsules can be efficiently obtained before solidification, such an effect cannot be achieved when the emulsion dispersion is used because the drying speed of the organic solvent is high.
本発明において用いるマイクロカプセルの殻となる水不溶性の高分子物質としては、水に不溶であり、気泡の表面に被膜形成能を有するものであれば、いずれの高分子物質も使用できる。
このような高分子物質としては、たとえば、アクリル系樹脂、ポリエチレン系樹脂、ポリプロピレン系樹脂、ポリスチレン系樹脂、ポリ塩化ビニル系樹脂、ポリ塩化ビニリデン系樹脂、ポリ酢酸ビニル系樹脂、ポリ乳酸、ポリグリコール酸、乳酸とグリコール酸との共重合体、ポリ−ε−カプロラクトンおよびε−カプロラクトンと乳酸もしくはグリコール酸との共重合体、タンパク質などの生分解性あるいは生体適合性の高分子などが挙げられる。
本発明で好ましく使用される高分子物質は、ポリ乳酸、ポリグリコール酸、乳酸とグリコール酸との共重合体、ポリ−ε−カプロラクトンおよびε−カプロラクトンと乳酸もしくはグリコール酸との共重合体、タンパク質などの生分解性あるいは生体適合性の高分子である。
As the water-insoluble polymer substance used as the shell of the microcapsule used in the present invention, any polymer substance can be used as long as it is insoluble in water and has a film-forming ability on the surface of bubbles.
Examples of such high-molecular substances include acrylic resins, polyethylene resins, polypropylene resins, polystyrene resins, polyvinyl chloride resins, polyvinylidene chloride resins, polyvinyl acetate resins, polylactic acid, and polyglycols. Examples include acids, copolymers of lactic acid and glycolic acid, poly-ε-caprolactone, copolymers of ε-caprolactone and lactic acid or glycolic acid, and biodegradable or biocompatible polymers such as proteins.
Polymeric materials preferably used in the present invention include polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, a copolymer of lactic acid and glycolic acid, poly-ε-caprolactone, a copolymer of ε-caprolactone and lactic acid or glycolic acid, and protein It is a biodegradable or biocompatible polymer.
本発明で用いる水難溶性の有機溶剤とは、水１００ｇに対する溶解度（２０℃で）が好ましくは５ｇ以下、より好ましくは２ｇ以下のものをいい、このような要件を満たすものあれば何れのものも使用できるが、低沸点（好ましくは沸点５〜５０℃）および易揮発性である塩素系有機溶剤たとえば塩化メチレン、クロロホルムなどが好ましく用いられる。 The poorly water-soluble organic solvent used in the present invention has a solubility (at 20 ° C.) in 100 g of water of preferably 5 g or less, more preferably 2 g or less, and any solvent that satisfies such requirements. Although it can be used, a chlorinated organic solvent having a low boiling point (preferably a boiling point of 5 to 50 ° C.) and easily volatile such as methylene chloride and chloroform is preferably used.
前記殻物質を含む水難溶性の有機溶剤溶液を調製するには、水難溶性の有機溶剤に殻物質を溶解させればよい。
有機溶剤に対する殻物質の使用濃度に格別の制限はないが、殻物質を水難溶性の有機溶剤に対し、好ましくは０．０１質量％以上、より好ましくは０．１〜１０質量％含有させる。この殻物質の濃度を調製することにより、中空マイクロカプセルの膜厚を所望により調製することができ、たとえば２mｍ以下のような薄いものとすることも可能である。
In order to prepare the poorly water-soluble organic solvent solution containing the shell material, the shell material may be dissolved in the poorly water-soluble organic solvent.
Although there is no special restriction | limiting in the use density | concentration of the shell substance with respect to the organic solvent, Preferably it is 0.01 mass% or more with respect to the organic solvent with poor water solubility, More preferably, 0.1-10 mass% is contained. By adjusting the concentration of the shell material, the thickness of the hollow microcapsules can be adjusted as desired, and can be as thin as 2 mm or less, for example.
つぎに、本発明方法においては、前記殻物質を含む水難溶性の有機溶剤溶液の液滴を水媒体中に点在させる。点在させるに当たって留意すべきことは、有機溶剤溶液を水媒体に滴状に添加することである。滴状に添加する方法としては、たとえばマイクロシリンジによって静かに液体を導入して所望の液滴を生成するなどの方法が採られる。
界面活性剤を用いた乳化分散法や混合攪拌法では、所望の液滴を形成することができない。
Next, in the method of the present invention, droplets of a poorly water-soluble organic solvent solution containing the shell substance are scattered in an aqueous medium. It should be noted that the organic solvent solution is added dropwise to the aqueous medium when it is scattered. As a method of adding in the form of droplets, for example, a method of gently introducing a liquid with a microsyringe to generate a desired droplet is employed.
Desirable droplets cannot be formed by the emulsification dispersion method or the mixing and stirring method using a surfactant.
本発明方法においては、水媒体、殻物質および有機溶剤の使用量に特に制限はないが、水媒体１００ｇに対し、有機溶剤及び殻物質を合計で２０ｇ以下、好ましくは１〜１０ｇの割合で用いることが好ましい。
また、本発明においては、上記液滴が水中で融合しないように，融合防止剤を添加することもできる。このような融合防止剤としては、界面活性効果を有するような機能を有する物質を選定すればよい。このような合体防止剤としては、たとえば、ポリビニルアルコール、胆汁酸塩，アルギン酸塩，ポリエチレングリコールなどが挙げられる。特に好ましいこの態様として、ポリビニルアルコール（ＰＶＡ）水溶液あるいは人体への影響の少ない胆汁酸塩水溶液を挙げることができ、その界面活性剤濃度は０．５〜２．０（質量）％が好ましい。
In the method of the present invention, the amount of the aqueous medium, shell material and organic solvent used is not particularly limited, but the total amount of the organic solvent and shell material is 20 g or less, preferably 1 to 10 g based on 100 g of the aqueous medium. It is preferable.
In the present invention, a fusion inhibitor can be added so that the droplets do not fuse in water. As such a fusion inhibitor, a substance having a function having a surface active effect may be selected. Examples of such coalescence preventing agents include polyvinyl alcohol, bile salts, alginates, polyethylene glycol and the like. As this particularly preferable embodiment, a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) aqueous solution or a bile salt aqueous solution having little influence on the human body can be mentioned, and the surfactant concentration is preferably 0.5 to 2.0 (mass)%.
上記液滴の直径は、その内部に取り込まれる気泡の大きさ、水媒体−有機溶剤溶液界面の曲率比、気泡の浮力などを勘案して適宜定められるが、液滴が小さい場合には液滴からの有機溶媒乾燥速度が速すぎ，カプセルを液滴より取り出す前に固化してしまうこと，液滴が大きい場合は液滴が球形を保てずに水媒体−有機溶剤溶液界面の曲率比が大きくなり，浮力により気泡がカプセルより離脱しやすい状態となることなどの観点からみて、所望とする中空マイクロカプセルの粒径の１００〜１０００倍とする。
The diameter of the droplet is appropriately determined in consideration of the size of the bubble taken into the inside, the curvature ratio of the aqueous medium-organic solvent solution interface, the buoyancy of the bubble, etc. The organic solvent drying rate from the liquid is too fast and solidifies before the capsule is taken out of the droplet, and when the droplet is large, the droplet does not maintain a spherical shape and the curvature ratio of the aqueous medium-organic solvent solution interface is become large bubbles by buoyancy from the viewpoint of such as to become a state of easily released from the capsule, shall be the 1 00-1000 times the particle size of the hollow microcapsules with desired.
本発明方法においては、殻物質を含む水難溶性の有機溶剤溶液を水媒体中に乳化分散することなく、液滴として点在させた後，該液滴内部に気泡を発泡させる。
気泡を発泡させる手段に特に制限はなく、たとえば加圧ガスを溶液内に封入した後減圧する、加圧ガス封入法が好ましく使用される。
In the method of the present invention, a poorly water-soluble organic solvent solution containing a shell substance is scattered as droplets without being emulsified and dispersed in an aqueous medium, and bubbles are foamed inside the droplets.
There is no particular limitation on the means for foaming the bubbles. For example, a pressurized gas sealing method in which a pressurized gas is sealed in the solution and then decompressed is preferably used.
気泡となるガスは殻物質等に不活性なものであればどのようなものでもよく、たとえば窒素ガス、ヘリウムガス、水素ガス等が挙げられるが、取り扱いやコストの面から空気が最適である。
ガスの封入圧力に特に制限はないが、０．２０ＭＰａ（２気圧）以上、好ましくは０．３０ＭＰａ（３気圧）以上に保持するが、高くても２．０ＭＰａ（２０気圧）程度である。
Any gas may be used as long as it is inert to the shell material, for example, nitrogen gas, helium gas, hydrogen gas, etc., but air is optimal in terms of handling and cost.
Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in the sealing pressure of gas, Although it hold | maintains 0.20 MPa (2 atmospheres) or more, Preferably it is 0.30 MPa (3 atmospheres) or more, It is about 2.0 MPa (20 atmospheres) at most.
本発明方法においては、ガスを液滴内に溶解した後、常圧まで減圧し、発泡現象を利用することにより大量の微細気泡を液滴内に作製することができる。
発泡状態が良好でない場合には、例えば超音波などの衝撃を与えることで、過飽和状態を解除すると、気泡の発泡性が改善され、多数の均一な気泡を形成することができる。
In the method of the present invention, a large amount of fine bubbles can be produced in a droplet by dissolving the gas in the droplet and then reducing the pressure to normal pressure and utilizing the foaming phenomenon.
When the foamed state is not good, for example, by applying an impact such as an ultrasonic wave, the supersaturated state is released, the foaming property of the bubbles is improved, and a large number of uniform bubbles can be formed.
本発明方法においては、気泡を発生させた後、気泡の周囲に殻物質が凝集沈着するが、その後、有機溶剤を除去することにより中空マイクロカプセルを得ることができる。
気泡の周囲に殻物質を効率的に凝集沈着させるには、発泡後、たとえば、水媒体系に追加的な水（有機溶剤の溶解度を高めるための水）を添加し、液滴内の有機溶剤を水中に吸収（溶解）させ、液滴内の殻物質の濃度を高め、気泡の周囲に高濃度の殻物質を凝集沈着させることが好ましい。また、液滴が固化する前にその表面に存在する各中空マイクロカプセルの各々を，水溶液を静止させた状態でも問題はないが，液滴周囲に穏やかな流れを生成して表面に生じたカプセルを素早く離脱させる態様を採ることが望ましい。
In the method of the present invention, after the generation of bubbles, the shell material aggregates and deposits around the bubbles. After that, hollow microcapsules can be obtained by removing the organic solvent.
In order to efficiently coagulate and deposit the shell material around the bubbles, after foaming, for example, additional water (water for increasing the solubility of the organic solvent) is added to the aqueous medium system, and the organic solvent in the droplets Is preferably absorbed (dissolved) in water, the concentration of the shell substance in the droplet is increased, and a high concentration of the shell substance is preferably coagulated and deposited around the bubbles. In addition, there is no problem even if each hollow microcapsule existing on the surface of the droplet before solidifying is in a state where the aqueous solution is stationary, but the capsule generated on the surface by generating a gentle flow around the droplet It is desirable to adopt a mode for quickly removing the.
得られた中空マイクロカプセルを含有する水溶液からの中空マイクロカプセルの分離はろ過などの分離手段によって容易によって行うことができる。 Separation of the hollow microcapsules from the aqueous solution containing the obtained hollow microcapsules can be easily performed by a separation means such as filtration.
本発明方法によれば、使用した微細気泡とほぼ同様の粒径を持つ、中空マイクロカプセルを製造することができ、例えば、１μｍ〜１０μｍ程度の微細気泡を用いれば、これとほぼ同様の粒径を持つ中空マイクロカプセルを得ることができる。 According to the method of the present invention, a hollow microcapsule having a particle size substantially the same as that of the used fine bubbles can be produced. For example, if a fine bubble of about 1 μm to 10 μm is used, the particle size is substantially the same as this. A hollow microcapsule having can be obtained.
また、本発明方法では、殻物質を含む液滴を点在させ，液滴内部で発生させた微細気泡の各々の気液界面において殻物質を固化させて安定させることから、確実に単一の気泡を内部に含む中空のマイクロカプセルを製造することができ、品質と収率の大幅な向上が可能となる。 In the method of the present invention, since the shell material is solidified and stabilized at the gas-liquid interface of each of the fine bubbles generated inside the droplet, the shell material is dispersed and dispersed. Hollow microcapsules containing bubbles inside can be manufactured, and quality and yield can be greatly improved.
また、直径１μｍから１０μｍの均一な中空のマイクロカプセルを製造できることから，超音波による血管造影剤などにも適用可能であり、従来品と比較しても，本カプセルは球体かつ均一な薄い殻を持つカプセルであることから，その音響特性はより優れたものになる。 In addition, since uniform hollow microcapsules with a diameter of 1 μm to 10 μm can be manufactured, it can be applied to angiographic agents using ultrasonic waves. Compared with conventional products, this capsule has a spherical and uniform thin shell. Because it has a capsule, its acoustic characteristics are even better.
また、カプセルの殻として高分子物質を原料とするので、殻形成が迅速で、幅広い、種々の中空ポリマーカプセルに適用でき、生分解性のポリマーを殻物質にした中空マイクロカプセルも生成できる。 In addition, since a high molecular weight material is used as the capsule shell, the shell formation is rapid and can be applied to a wide variety of hollow polymer capsules, and hollow microcapsules using a biodegradable polymer as a shell material can also be produced.
更には、水難溶性有機溶剤中のポリマー濃度を変化させ、マイクロカプセルの殻の膜厚を制御することができる。
また、本発明の方法で得られる中空マイクロカプセルは、他のさまざまな用途に応用でき、化学工業用としては表面に触媒粒子等を吸着させることにより、沈降しない触媒として利用することができ、さらに、光の屈折率や透過率が中実の粒子と異なるため、光学材料あるいは化粧品等の分野にも応用することが可能である。
Further, the film thickness of the microcapsule shell can be controlled by changing the polymer concentration in the poorly water-soluble organic solvent.
Moreover, the hollow microcapsules obtained by the method of the present invention can be applied to various other uses, and can be used as a catalyst that does not settle by adsorbing catalyst particles and the like on the surface for the chemical industry. Since the refractive index and transmittance of light are different from those of solid particles, it can be applied to fields such as optical materials and cosmetics.
以下、本発明を実施例に基づきさらに詳細に説明するが、本発明はこれに限定されるものではない。 EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although this invention is demonstrated further in detail based on an Example, this invention is not limited to this.
実施例１
（１）３００ｍＬガラス圧力容器に濃度１％のポリビニルアルコール（ＰＶＡ）水溶液１００gを入れた。ポリ乳酸０．０１ｇを塩化メチレン５ｍＬに溶解させた溶液を，シリンジを用いて、上記ＰＶＡ水溶液中に滴下し，直径０．５mmから５mmの塩化メチレン溶液の液滴（液滴）（図３）を作製し，水溶液中に沈めた。このとき液滴を乳化分散および攪拌しないように操作した。
（２）つぎにガラス圧力容器内を０．４０ＭＰａ（４気圧）の空気で１時間加圧し，塩化メチレン液滴を含む水溶液中全体に空気を溶解させた。ガラス圧力容器を液滴同士が合体しないように静かに大気圧まで減圧し、塩化メチレン液滴中に数μｍのサイズを持つ多数の気泡を作製した（図１）。なお、超音波による圧力刺激を与えて泡を促進させた。
（３）ついで、塩化メチレンが水溶液に少量溶解する性質を利用して，水を添加し、塩化メチレン液滴内部から塩化メチレンを数時間程度かけて徐々に水に吸収させた。塩化メチレンが水に吸収されることにより，時間の経過と共に液滴サイズが小さくなるとともに液滴中のポリ乳酸の濃度が上昇した（図４）。また，吸収された塩化メチレンはその高い揮発性により大気中に蒸散した。
（４）この発泡で液滴内に生じた気泡の周囲には速やかにポリ乳酸が凝集沈着し，薄い殻を生成して安定することから，塩化メチレン吸収過程ともに液滴表面に一つの気泡を含んだ多数の中空カプセルが現れた（図５）。
（５）液滴内の塩化メチレンが全て吸収され完全に固まる前に，表面に現れた中空カプセルを水溶液中に分離放出させることにより，一つの液滴より直径が１μｍ〜１０μｍの多数の中空カプセルを得ることができた。
（６）塩化メチレンが全て水に吸収され，大気中に蒸散した後，水溶液中には最終的にポリ乳酸を殻物質とする中空マイクロカプセルと５０μｍ〜２００μｍの大きさを持つポリ乳酸中実粒子が生起した。図６にポリ乳酸中実粒子を示す．表面がクレーター状になっており，カプセルが分離した形跡がしっかりと残っていることが分かる。
（７）フィルターを用いてポリ乳酸粒子を濾別し、濾液中の水分を蒸散させて生成した中空マイクロカプセルを得た。
得られた中空マイクロカプセルの粒径分布を，図５に示した顕微鏡写真より，表面に生じたカプセル直径を直接測定して求めた．その結果を図７に示す。図７から、粒径分布が均一でほぼ１０μｍ以下のサイズとなっていることがわかる。
なお、ポリ乳酸に水に溶解しない蛍光物質を含有させて作成した本中空マイクロカプセルの蛍光写真を図８に示す。蛍光している部分がポリ乳酸の存在する部分である。図８から、本カプセルはその内部に一つの気泡を含み、殻の厚さが２μｍ〜１０μｍの気泡から形成されていることがわかる。
Example 1
(1) 100 g of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) aqueous solution having a concentration of 1% was placed in a 300 mL glass pressure vessel. A solution prepared by dissolving 0.01 g of polylactic acid in 5 mL of methylene chloride is dropped into the PVA aqueous solution using a syringe, and a droplet (droplet) of a methylene chloride solution having a diameter of 0.5 mm to 5 mm (FIG. 3). Was submerged in an aqueous solution. At this time, the droplets were operated so as not to be emulsified and dispersed and stirred.
(2) Next, the inside of the glass pressure vessel was pressurized with 0.40 MPa (4 atm) air for 1 hour to dissolve the air in the entire aqueous solution containing methylene chloride droplets. The glass pressure vessel was gently depressurized to atmospheric pressure so that the droplets did not coalesce, and many bubbles having a size of several μm were produced in the methylene chloride droplets (FIG. 1). In addition, the pressure stimulation by an ultrasonic wave was given and the bubble was promoted.
(3) Next, using the property that methylene chloride dissolves in a small amount in an aqueous solution, water was added and methylene chloride was gradually absorbed into water from the inside of the methylene chloride droplets over several hours. As methylene chloride was absorbed by water, the droplet size decreased with time and the concentration of polylactic acid in the droplet increased (FIG. 4). Absorbed methylene chloride evaporated to the atmosphere due to its high volatility.
(4) Since polylactic acid quickly aggregates around the bubbles generated in the droplets due to this foaming, forming a thin shell and stabilizing, one bubble is formed on the droplet surface during the methylene chloride absorption process. Numerous hollow capsules appeared (Fig. 5).
(5) Before all the methylene chloride in the droplet is absorbed and completely solidified, the hollow capsules appearing on the surface are separated and released into the aqueous solution, so that many hollow capsules having a diameter of 1 μm to 10 μm from one droplet. Could get.
(6) After all the methylene chloride has been absorbed into water and evaporated to the atmosphere, hollow microcapsules and polylactic acid solid particles having a size of 50 μm to 200 μm are finally formed in the aqueous solution. Happened. Figure 6 shows polylactic acid solid particles. It can be seen that the surface is crater-like, and the traces of the capsules remain firmly.
(7) Polylactic acid particles were filtered off using a filter, and hollow microcapsules produced by evaporating the water in the filtrate were obtained.
The particle size distribution of the obtained hollow microcapsules was obtained by directly measuring the capsule diameter generated on the surface from the micrograph shown in FIG. The result is shown in FIG. From FIG. 7, it can be seen that the particle size distribution is uniform and the size is approximately 10 μm or less.
In addition, the fluorescence photograph of this hollow microcapsule prepared by containing a fluorescent substance that does not dissolve in water in polylactic acid is shown in FIG. The fluorescent part is a part where polylactic acid exists. From FIG. 8, it can be seen that this capsule contains one bubble inside and is formed of bubbles having a shell thickness of 2 μm to 10 μm.
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The method for producing a hollow microcapsule according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the thickness of the shell of the microcapsule is controlled by changing the concentration of the polymer substance.
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