Patent ID: 7105229

Claim:
A method of making a contiguous solid comprising non-lamellar domains with a plurality of microparticles of matrix dispersed therein, wherein each matrix consists essentially of i. a nanostructured liquid phase or a dehydrated variant thereof, ii. a nanostructured liquid crystalline phase or a dehydrated variant thereof or iii. a combination of (1) a nanostructured liquid phase or a dehydrated variant thereof and (2) a nanostructured liquid crystalline phase or a dehydrated variant thereof comprising the steps of: dispersing a volume of said matrix in a form of said nonlamellar material selected from the group consisting of liquefied form, solution, or fluid precursor, and solidifying said nonlamellar material by a technique selected from the group consisting of cooling, evaporating a volatile solvent, or implementing a chemical reactions, wherein said step of solidifying results in production of said contiguous solid comprising non-lamellar domains with a plurality of microparticles of matrix dispersed therein.