Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090175953 | Nanodispersions - The invention provides process for making contra-soluble nano-dispersions of at most sparingly-soluble materials in a soluble carrier material comprising the steps of: (i) providing a single phase mixture of: a) a solvent or a mixture of miscible solvents, b) at least one carrier material soluble in solvent (a), said carrier material being also contra-soluble to payload material (c) and solid at ambient temperature, c) at least one a payload material which is soluble in solvent (a), and, (ii) drying the mixture to remove solvent (a) and thereby obtain the carrier material (b) in solid form with payload (c) dispersed therein as nanoparticles. | 07-09-2009 |
20090239749 | Biocidal compositions - The invention provides a solvent-free biocidal composition of improved efficacy comprising at least one water insoluble biocide (preferably a herbicide) and a water-soluble carrier material, wherein the water-insoluble biocide is dispersed through the carrier material in nano-disperse form having a peak diameter of the nano-disperse form below 1000 nm. The invention also provides a process which comprises spray drying a solution of the biocide and a solution of a water-soluble carrier to obtain a solvent free dispersion of the biocide in the carrier, which, when dissolved in water, produces a nano-disperse biocide. The invention also provides an aqueous dispersion of a water insoluble biocide and a water-soluble carrier obtained by the dispersion of the composition of the solvent free composition in water. | 09-24-2009 |
20090304806 | Pharmaceutical Compositions - A process for the production of a composition comprising a water-insoluble sartan which comprises the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising: i) a water-insoluble sartan, ii) a water soluble carrier, iii) a solvent for each of the sartan and the carrier, and b) spray-drying the mixture to remove the or each solvent and obtain a substantially solvent-free nano-dispersion of the sartan in the carrier. | 12-10-2009 |
20100015229 | Pharmaceutical compositions - A process for the production of a composition comprising a water-insoluble statin which comprises the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising: i) a water-insoluble statin ii) a water soluble carrier, iii) a solvent for each of the statin and the carrier, and b) spray-drying the mixture to remove the or each solvent and obtain a substantially solvent-free nano-dispersion of the statin in the carrier. | 01-21-2010 |
20100015233 | anti-parasitic compositions - The present invention relates to nanodisperse antiparasitics and provides a composition comprising at least one water insoluble anti-parasitic drug and a water-soluble carrier material, wherein the water-insoluble anti-parasitic drug (preferably an Artemisinin-type drug or a quinine type drug) is dispersed through the carrier material in nano-disperse form having a peak diameter of the nano-disperse form below 1000 nm. The invention further provides an aqueous dispersion of a water insoluble anti-parasitic drug and a water-soluble carrier material, wherein the anti-parasitic drug is in nano-disperse form having a peak diameter of the nano-disperse form below 1000 nm, the invention further subsists in a process for preparing an anti-parasitic composition comprising a water insoluble anti-parasitic agent and a water-soluble carrier, which comprises the steps of either: a) providing an emulsion comprising a solution of the anti-parasitic agent in a water-immiscible solvent for the same, and an aqueous solution of the carrier, or providing a mixture comprising at least one non-aqueous solvent optional water a water-soluble carrier material soluble in the mixture and a water-insoluble anti-parasitic agent soluble in the mixture, and, b) drying the emulsion (preferably by spray drying) to remove water and the water-immiscible solvent to obtain a substantially solvent-free nano-dispersion of the anti-parasitic agent in the carrier. | 01-21-2010 |
20120134940 | NANODISPERSIONS - The invention provides process for making water-soluble nano-dispersions of water-insoluble materials in a water-soluble carrier material comprising the steps of:
| 05-31-2012 |
20120135058 | NANODISPERSIONS - The invention provides process for making contra-soluble nano-dispersions of at most sparingly-soluble materials in a soluble carrier material comprising the steps of:
| 05-31-2012 |
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20130028946 | RELATING TO ANTIVIRAL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides a composition and an antiviral drug preparation, each comprising at least one water-insoluble antiviral drug and at least one water-soluble carrier material, wherein the water-insoluble antiviral drug is dispersed through the water-soluble carrier material in nano-disperse form. The present invention further provides processes for preparing the compositions and drug preparations, and also aqueous nano-dispersions obtained by combining water and the compositions. | 01-31-2013 |
20130196852 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING IMPROVED COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a method for preparing an improved composition comprising at least one active agent and at least one solid carrier material, wherein the active agent is dispersed through the carrier material in nano-disperse form, which method comprises the steps of: (a) forming a liquid mixture comprising the active agent, the carrier material, a stabilizing agent, a first solvent for the active agent and the stabilizing agent and, a second solvent for the carrier material, and (b) drying the liquid mixture to remove the first and second solvents to obtain a substantially solvent-free nano-dispersion of the active agent with the stabilising agent in the carrier material, wherein the stabilizing agent is capable of stabilizing the active agent in the liquid mixture during drying and in a resultant liquid nano-dispersion of the improved composition. | 08-01-2013 |
20140212466 | METHOD OF PREPARING CARRIER LIQUIDS - The invention provides a method for the preparation of a carrier liquid which comprises the steps of: (I) preparing a single phase solution comprising: (a) a solvent or a mixture of miscible solvents, (b) a liquid carrier material, which is soluble in solvent (a), and (c) a dopant material which is also soluble in solvent (a); (II) cooling (preferably freezing) the single phase solution produced in step (I) to a temperature at which at least both the solvent (a) and carrier material (b) become solid; and (III) removing solid solvent (a) from the cooled (frozen) single phase solution in vapour form, such that the remaining cooled (frozen) carrier material (b) and dopant material (c) are returned to ambient temperature thus providing a product of liquid carrier material (b) having dopant material (c) dispersed therein. | 07-31-2014 |
20140212501 | COMPOSITIONS OF LOPINAVIR - The present invention relates to a solid composition and an aqueous dispersion comprising nanoparticles of the anti-retroviral drug lopinavir. The solid composition and aqueous dispersion additionally comprise a mixture of a hydrophilic polymer and a surfactant. The surfactant is selected from vitamin-E-polyethylene glycol-succinate (Vit-E-PEG-succinate), a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, N-alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, sodium deoxycholate, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, polyethyleneglycol-12-hydroxystearate, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and a block copolymer of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene, or a combination thereof. The hydrophilic polymer is suitably selected from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer, a block copolymer of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene, polyethylene glycol, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), and polyvinylpyrrolidone, or a combination thereof. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing both the solid composition and the aqueous dispersion, as well as to their use in therapy for the treatment and/or prevention of retroviral infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). | 07-31-2014 |