IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0752861
(2004-01-07)
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발명자
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- Chickering, III, Donald E.
- Narasimhan, Sridhar
- Altreuter, David
- Kopesky, Paul
- Keegan, Mark
- Straub, Julie A.
- Bernstein, Howard
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
49 인용 특허 :
28 |
초록
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Methods and apparatus are provided for making particles comprising: (a) spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension, which comprises a solvent and a bulk material (e.g., a pharmaceutical agent), through an atomizer and into a primary drying chamber, having a drying gas flowing therethrough, to for
Methods and apparatus are provided for making particles comprising: (a) spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension, which comprises a solvent and a bulk material (e.g., a pharmaceutical agent), through an atomizer and into a primary drying chamber, having a drying gas flowing therethrough, to form droplets comprising the solvent and bulk material dispersed in the drying gas; (b) evaporating, in the primary drying chamber, at least a portion of the solvent into the drying gas to solidify the droplets and form particles dispersed in drying gas; and (c) flowing the particles and at least a portion of the drying gas through a jet mill to deagglomerate or grind the particles. By coupling spray drying with “in-line” jet milling, a single step process is created from two separate unit operations, and an additional collection step is advantageously eliminated. The one-step, in-line process has further advantages in time and cost of processing.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus for making particles comprising:at least one atomizer for spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension which comprises a solvent and a bulk material to form droplets of the solvent and the bulk material; a primary drying chamber having a drying gas inlet and a discharge outlet, the
1. An apparatus for making particles comprising:at least one atomizer for spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension which comprises a solvent and a bulk material to form droplets of the solvent and the bulk material; a primary drying chamber having a drying gas inlet and a discharge outlet, the atomizer being located in the primary drying chamber which provides for evaporation of at least a portion of the solvent into the drying gas to solidify the droplets and form particles dispersed in the drying gas; and an inline jet mill having an inlet in fluid communication with the discharge outlet primary drying chamber, the jet mill being operable to receive the particles dispersed in at least a portion of the drying gas and grind or deagglomerate the particles, wherein the jet mill comprises a spiral jet mill or other fluid energy impact mill. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one secondary drying chamber interposed between, and in fluid communication with, the discharge outlet of the primary drying chamber and the inlet of the jet mill, wherein the at least one secondary drying chamber provides for evaporation of a second portion of the solvent into the drying gas.3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one secondary drying chamber comprises tubing having an inlet in fluid communication with the discharge outlet of the primary drying chamber, wherein the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the primary drying chamber to the cross-sectional area of the tubing is at least 4:3, and wherein the ratio of the length of the tubing to the length of the primary drying chamber is at least 2:1.4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a particle concentration means, interposed between, and in fluid communication with, the primary drying chamber and the inline jet mill, to separate and remove at least a portion of the drying gas from the particles.5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the particle concentration means comprises a cyclone separator.6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the particle concentration means comprises one or more devices selected from the group consisting of gravity settling chambers, electrostatic charge precipitators, impingement separators, mechanical centrifugal separators, and uniflow cyclones.7. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a flow controlling device to control the flow rate of drying gas discharged from the particle concentration means.8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the flow controlling device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of control valves, filters, regulators, orifices, and combinations thereof.9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a collection cyclone which separates the drying gas from the deagglomerated or ground particles discharged from the jet mill.10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a flow controlling device to control the flow rate of the drying gas discharged from the collection cyclone.11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the flow controlling device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of control valves, filters, regulators, orifices, and combinations thereof.12. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a means for introducing an excipient material into the particles and drying gas flowing between the discharge outlet of the primary drying chamber and the inlet of the jet mill.13. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a plurality of atomizers disposed in the primary drying chamber.14. An apparatus for making microparticles comprising:at least one atomizer for spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension which comprises a solvent and a bulk material to form droplets of the solvent and the bulk material; a primary drying chamber having a drying gas inlet and a discharge outlet, the atomizer being located in the primary drying chamber which provides for evaporation of at least a portion of the solvent into the drying gas to solidify the droplets and form microparticles dispersed in the drying gas; an inline jet mill having an inlet in fluid communication with the discharge outlet primary drying chamber, the jet mill being operable to receive the microparticles dispersed in at least a portion of the drying gas and to grind or deagglomerate the microparticles; and at least one secondary drying chamber interposed between, and in fluid communication with, the discharge outlet of the primary drying chamber and the inlet of the jet mill, wherein the at least one secondary drying chamber provides for evaporation of a second portion of the solvent into the drying gas. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising at least one cyclone separator which separates and removes at least a portion of the drying gas from the microparticles.16. An apparatus for making particles in a continuous process comprising:at least one atomizer for spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension which comprises a solvent and a bulk material to form droplets of the solvent and the bulk material; a primary drying chamber having a drying gas inlet and a discharge outlet, the atomizer being located in the primary drying chamber which provides for evaporation of at least a portion of the solvent into the drying gas to solidify the droplets and form particles dispersed in the drying gas; an inline, spiral jet mill having an inlet in fluid communication with the discharge outlet primary drying chamber, the jet mill being operable to receive the particles dispersed in at least a portion of the drying gas and grind or deagglomerate the particles; a cyclone separator, interposed between, and in fluid communication with, the primary drying chamber and the inline jet mill, to separate and remove at least a portion of the drying gas from the particles; a collection cyclone which separates the drying gas from the deagglomerated or ground particles discharged from the jet mill; and a first flow controlling device to control the flow rate of the drying gas discharged from the cyclone separator or the collection cyclone. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising a second flow controlling device to control the flow rate of the drying gas discharged from the cyclone separator or the collection cyclone, whichever is not controlled by the first flow controlling device.
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