Method for nanoencapsulation

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dc.contributor.assigneeRice Universityen_US
dc.contributor.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeen_US
dc.creatorGheith, Muhammed K.en_US
dc.creatorFang, Yu-lunen_US
dc.creatorWong, Michael S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T19:06:06Z
dc.date.available2015-05-04T19:06:06Z
dc.date.filed2006-10-31en_US
dc.date.issued2014-03-04en_US
dc.description.abstractMethods of nanoencapsulation are described herein. Embodiments of the method utilize the coacervation of a cationic polyelectrolyte with an anionic polyelectrolyte to form a novel capsular matrix. In particular, the novel methods may be used to encapsulate a suspension of a hydrophobic material such as a carotenoid. The disclosed methods do not require lengthy pH adjustments nor do they require the use of any toxic crosslinking agents. In one embodiment, a method of encapsulation comprises dispersing a hydrophobic compound in an organic solvent to form a solution. The method also comprises admixing an anionic polyelectrolyte and a cationic polyelectrolyte with the suspension to form a mixture. In addition, the method comprises quiescently cooling the mixture so as to cause self-crosslinking of a capsular matrix encapsulating the hydrophobic particles.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThis patent information was downloaded from the US Patent and Trademark website (http://www.uspto.gov/) as image-PDFs. The PDFs were OCRed for access purposes.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationGheith, Muhammed K., Fang, Yu-lun and Wong, Michael S., "Method for nanoencapsulation." Patent US8663690B2. issued 2014-03-04. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80149.
dc.identifier.patentIDUS8663690B2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/80149
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleMethod for nanoencapsulationen_US
dc.typeUtility patenten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.genrepatentsen_US
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