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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4676976 | Konjak mannan-containing reversible gel A konjak mannan-containing reversible gel comprising konjak mannan and xanthane gum and free of any alkali agent for solidifying konjak mannan and a process for producing the reversible gel and a foodstuff containing the reversible gel.... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4675381 | Biodegradable polypeptide and its use for the gradual release of drugs Biodegradable acyloxymethyl polyaspartate and polyglutamate as drug carrier in an encapsulated or incorporated state in the matrix of the copolymer. The polypeptide loaded in this way decomposes enzymatically in the organ where it has been placed and thus... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4670247 | Process for preparing fat-soluble vitamin active beadlets A process is described for the preparation of fat-soluble vitamin active beadlet compositions which exhibit superior stability when exposed to the feed pelleting process. The process includes forming an aqueous emulsion of a fat-soluble vitamin-active mat... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4650665 | Controlled release of pharmacologically active agents from an absorbable biologically compatible putty-like composition An absorbable biologically compatible putty-like composition is used as a matrix from which immunologically or pharmacologically active agents, such as antibiotics, can be introduced into the body to provide a slow sustained release of the agent over an e... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4650663 | Magnesium trisilicate suitable for preparation of medicament adsorbates of antitussives A medicament adsorbate containing a magnesium trisilicate having a surface area of at least 400 m2 /g and having a flake-like structure with multiple interstitial spaces, and having adsorbed therein from about 1% to about 20% by weight of the a... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4649041 | Magnesium trisilicate suitable for preparation of medicament adsorbates of antinauseants A medicament adsorbate containing a magnesium trisilicate having a surface area of at least 400 m2 /g and having a flake-like structure with multiple interstitial spaces, and having adsorbed therein from about 1% to about 20% by weight of the a... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4639366 | Polymers containing pendant acid functionalities and labile backbone bonds The instant invention is directed to a polymer with at least one labile backbone bond per repeat unit and at least one pendant acid functionality per thousand repeat units. The instant invention is also directed to a controlled release device which compri... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4619913 | Treatments employing drug-containing matrices for introduction into cellular lesion areas Treatment of cellular disorders involving abnormal solid cellular growths involves introduction of cytotoxic reagents dispersed in a physiologically acceptable proteinaceous matrix into the solid cellular growth or area of an existing or removed solid cel... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4582719 | Process for producing a slow release composite A process is, herein disclosed, for producing a slow release composite having a physiologically active substance encapsulated therein, which comprises preparing a system wherein one or more physiologically active substances are in contact with protein fro... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4568536 | Controlled release of pharmacologically active agents from an absorbable biologically compatible putty-like composition An absorbable biologically compatible putty-like composition is used as a matrix from which immunologically or pharmacologically active agents, such as antibiotics, can be introduced into the body to provide a slow sustained release of the agent over an e... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4564364 | Active agent dispenser The release pattern of a dispersion type active agent dispenser can be improved by forming the device from a depleted zone containing the agent at a concentration no greater than the saturation and a non-depleted zone containing the agent dispersed in the... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4492720 | Method of preparing microspheres for intravascular delivery The field of this invention is the encapsulation of therapeutic or diagnostic substances in minute capsules or spheres from which the substances are slowly released over a prescribed period of time. The general processes for preparing such capsules or sph... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4452775 | Cholesterol matrix delivery system for sustained release of macromolecules Delivery systems for releasing macromolecular active agents to a body site at a controlled rate for a prolonged period of time, comprising a cholesteric matrix permeable to passage of the macromolecular active agent by diffusion, are disclosed. The choles... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4449981 | Glass encapsulated materials A device for the controlled release of an active material into a liquid medium comprises a liquid soluble body having an array of cavities therein containing the active material. The body may be enclosed in a casing of a material having a relatively low d... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4446052 | Aqueous gel containing tricalcium di(1-hydroxy-3-aminopropane-1,1-diphosphonate Calcium 1-hydroxy-3-aminopropane-1,1-diphosphonate forms a gel when mixed with water. As compared to soluble salts of APD, the gel provides slow systemic release and reduced tissue damage when used in the treatment of certain disorders in warm blooded ani... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4442655 | Fibrinogen-containing dry preparation, manufacture and use thereof A dry preparation having a foam-like and, respectively, fleece-like structure obtained by freeze-drying consists, apart from thrombin in at least catalytically active amounts, substantially of approx. 10 to 95% by weight of fibrin and approx. 5 to 90% by ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4432802 | Inclusion compound-containing composite An inclusion compound-containing composite comprises a container formed of a permeable membrane and an inclusion compound holding therein an active component and enclosed with the container. Through the membrane of the container, the composite releases th... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4431428 | Bio-artificial organ using microencapsulated enzymes A bio-artificial organ containing a biochemically active matrix is disclosed. The biochemically active matrix includes biochemically active enzyme-containing microcapsules entrapped within a gel matrix. An extracorporeal blood flow can be passed through t... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4371516 | Articles for carrying chemicals The invention relates to shaped articles carrying chemicals, particular to pharmaceutical dosage forms carrying pharmaceuticals, which disintegrate rapidly in water. The shaped articles comprise an open matrix network of carrier material carrying the chem... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4349530 | Implants, microbeads, microcapsules, preparation thereof and method of administering a biologically-active substance to an animal Implants, microbeads and microcapsules suitable for injection into an animal body comprise cross-linked but physically-native albumin and a non-albumin substance, for example a steroid or an enzyme. The microcapsules are formed under mild conditions (not ... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4322398 | Implantable drug depot and process for the production thereof An implantable drug depot for the treatment of diseases of the bone or bone marrow. The depot consisting of a matrix in which at least one active ingredient is incorporated and contains at least one adjuvant agent to control the kinetics of the drug relea... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4304591 | Water-insoluble hydrophilic copolymers used as carriers for medicaments and pesticides A water-insoluble hydrophilic gel comprising: (A) about 30 to about 90% of a hydrophilic (a) polymer of identical or different watersoluble mono-olefinic monomers, or (b) copolymer of said watersoluble monomers with 1 to 70% of water-insoluble, identical ... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4304672 | Stored blood and liquid system pH control method and apparatus Method and apparatus for continuous pH control of aqueous liquid systems, particularly biological and biochemical systems such as stored blood, by sorption of H+ andwith a passive ion acceptor material isolated from, but in contact with liquid ... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4292298 | Pharmaceutical compositions containing paracetamol The acute liver toxicity effects of paracetamol are reduced by co-formulating with sustained release ascorbic acid which produces high liver concentrations of ascorbate anion after oral administration of the co-formulation. A suitable form of sustained re... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4282201 | Pharmaceutical comprising drug and polymer This invention concerns polymers of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a multivalent hydrocarbon radical and Het is a 5 to 8 membered heterocyclic system having a nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur hetero atom. The polymers are useful for making arti... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4251509 | Dry particulate vaccine for oral administration A vaccine in the form of a dry particulate comprising a matrix formed of a protein component as a binder and sugar as a solubilizing agent and which includes an antigen in the matrix in an amount to provide for a titre in excess of 1×105 units... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4251506 | Controlled-release compositions for administration of therapeutic agents to ruminants A controlled release composition for administering active agents to ruminants, which when mixed with said active agent has a melting point in excess of 39° C. and when inserted as a solid into the rumen of a ruminent, is capable of slowly disintegrating ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4247406 | Intravascularly-administrable, magnetically-localizable biodegradable carrier The intravascularly-administrable, magnetically localizable biodegradable carrier comprises microspheres formed from an amino acid polymer matrix with magnetic particles embedded therein. The microspheres can be used for intraarterial administration and c... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4230687 | Encapsulation of active agents as microdispersions in homogeneous natural polymeric matrices A method for effectively encasing an active agent such as a chemical compound, a seasoning, a flavoring, or a nutrient such as vitamins and minerals, including liquids, as a time-stable but releasable dispersion in a homogeneous polymeric encapsulating ma... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4169804 | Magnetically responsive composite microparticle Magnetically responsive composite microparticles comprising (i) a magnetically responsive material and (ii) a porous solid water-insoluble matrix selected from proteinaceous materials, polysaccharides and mixtures thereof; wherein said magnetically respon... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4131648 | Structured orthoester and orthocarbonate drug delivery devices The invention concerns orthoester and orthocarbonate polymers having a repeating mer comprising a hydrocarbon radical and a symmetrical dioxycarbon unit of the general formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN R1 is a multivalent hydrocarbon radical, R | 12/26/1978 |
| 4093709 | Drug delivery devices manufactured from poly(orthoesters) and poly(orthocarbonates) The invention concerns orthoester and orthocarbonate polymers having a repeating mer comprising a hydrocarbon radical and a symmetrical dioxycarbon unit of the general formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN R1 is a multivalent hydrocarbon radical, R | 06/06/1978 |
| 3972999 | Griseofulvin dosage forms Completely miscible melt mixes of amorphous griseofulvin and certain polyglycolides or lactic acid modified polyglycolides are described which are formed by melting together griseofulvin and the polyglycolide or lactic acid modified polyglycolide, the lat... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3972995 | Dosage form The disclosure is directed to dosage forms for buccal administration of a drug and are directly applicable to the interior surfaces of the mouth. The dosage form is comprised of a support member, which is water insoluble, waterproof and flexible, a moistu... | 08/03/1976 |
