Patent ID: 11866771
Assignee: BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method of generating skin-encapsulated capsules comprising:
a) providing an aqueous phase comprising:
i) at least one reagent;
ii) at least 0.01% by weight of a skin-forming protein;

b) forming an emulsion comprising droplets of said aqueous phase disposed in a continuous phase comprising an oil and an ionic surfactant;
c) heating said emulsion to at least 50° C. to create an interfacial skin between each droplet and the continuous phase, such that said droplets form skin-encapsulated capsules; and
d) adding a spacing fluid to the emulsion after heating the emulsion, wherein the spacing fluid is miscible with the continuous phase.