Patent ID: 6197757
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q,B01J,B82Y,Y10S

Abstract:
A particle comprising a crosslinked outer wall formed of one or more saccharide component(s) selected from the group consisting of a monosaccharide, an oligosaccharide, and mixtures thereof, crosslinked by means of interfacial crosslinking in emulsion, between the saccharide component(s) comprising at least one primary alcohol moiety having an acylatable hydroxyl, and a polyfunctional acylating crosslinking agent having at least two acyl moieties, thereby producing ester linkages between the acylatable hydroxyl(s) of the primary alcohol(s) of the monosaccharide or oligosaccharide and the acyl moieties of the polyfunctional acylating agent.