BIOCOMPATIBLE LATENT EMULSIFIERS

A category of biocompatible dual-purpose emulsifiers for therapeutic and/or nutritional use is disclosed. The emulsifiers have at least two functions, which depend on pH and surrounding environment. In the anhydrous environment, they serve as nonionic solvents to dissolve the hydrophobic material, s...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser:	HUANG, NICK, J, HARRIS, STEVEN, B
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
Online-Zugang:	Volltext bestellen
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	A category of biocompatible dual-purpose emulsifiers for therapeutic and/or nutritional use is disclosed. The emulsifiers have at least two functions, which depend on pH and surrounding environment. In the anhydrous environment, they serve as nonionic solvents to dissolve the hydrophobic material, such as a hydrophobic drug or nutrient. When in the alkaline aqueous environment of the small intestine, they are transformed into a biocompatible ionic emulsifier. The emulsifiers can also be used to thin the surfactant/hydrophobe mixture in self-emulsifying bases and, thus, accelerate the emulsifying speed of the base without overloading the emulsifying capacity of the emulsion base.