Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for variable emulsification
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Application No.: US16052705Application Date: 2018-08-02
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Publication No.: US11666874B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: David Lai , Filippos Touriomousis , Andreas Mershin , Neil Gershenfeld
- Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Deveelopment Limited,Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Deveelopment Limited,Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: GB Brentford; US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, PLLC
- Main IPC: B01F23/41
- IPC: B01F23/41 ; B01F33/3011 ; C09D11/102 ; A61K9/107 ; B33Y80/00 ; B01L3/00 ; B01F33/81 ; B01F35/00 ; B01F35/22 ; B01F101/22

Abstract:
The invention comprises a novel modular, generalizable meso-micro-nano-fluidic platform apparatus, design and methodology which in exemplary embodiments may be applied in conjunction with a novel external triggering and automation/feedback loop control mechanism deployed via computer to explore the phase space of single or double emulsification for applications including the encapsulation of hydrophilic active pharmacological ingredients (APIs). End use applications include the mass production of particulate encapsulation of hydrophobic or hydrophilic APIs with automatic or user-supervised feedback methodology to control and discover mass production or per-drug customized settings of interest for the manufacture of novel or extant therapeutics. This invention allows for a process to produce monodispersed particles of varying sizes and may be used to rapidly screen for optimal size for maximal bioavailability of API particles either on lab bench for in vitro dissolution or in vivo studies, and patient-specific handhelds for maximal drug inhalation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190184351A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE EMULSIFICATION Public/Granted day:2019-06-20
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