Patent References 3089824 3148123 3207824 3714065 3882228 Process of coating particles of less than 20 microns with a polymer coating Patent #: 3992558 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/577079 filed on 02/06/1984US Classes:427/2.15, Fluidized bed utilized424/493, Containing polysaccharides (e.g., sugars)424/497, Containing solid synthetic polymers427/213, Fluidized bed utilized428/402.24Microcapsule with solid core (includes liposome)ExaminersPrimary: Kittle, John E.Assistant: Shah, Mukund J. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61K 9/16 (20060101)A61K 9/50 (20060101) AbstractA process for preparing coated microparticles, which process comprises preparing a solvent solution of an active ingredient to be encapsulated and a film-forming polymer, removing the solvent to provide a dry, composite, uniform admixture of the active ingredient and the polymer material, reducing the composite admixture to a defined smaller particle size distribution, coating the reduced composite core particles in a fluidized bed, with a uniform defined wall thickness of the same or substantially the same film-forming polymer material to provide composite core coated microparticles. | |