Patent ID: 11931711
Assignee: ENCAPSYS, LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  A | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A cluster of microcapsules comprising:
two or more microcapsules comprising a core and shell, each microcapsule containing a beneficial core material, which is the same or different; and the shell comprising a free radical initiated polymeric wall material surrounding the core and a polyvalent cation binding the two or more microcapsules forming the cluster;
the polymeric wall material comprising the reaction product of:
a) from 0.1 to 15% by weight of an amine (meth)acrylate;
b) from 0.1 to 15% by weight of an acid (meth)acrylate; and,
c) from 99.8 to 60% of a multifunctional (meth)acrylate;
wherein the microcapsules are substantially irreversibly agglomerated.