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US 12,544,339 B2Granted
Sealing fluid for sealing capsules
AssigneeCapsugel Belgium NV
InventorsStephanie Laurichesse, Ljiljana Palangetic
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a sealing fluid comprising an organic acid, an alcohol and optionally water, the organic acid is lactic acid or acetic acid, the alcohol is isopropanol or ethanol, the sealing fluid is a liquid composition for sealing telescopically joined hard capsules with coaxial partly overlapping body parts.
Claims20
A hard capsule sealing fluid comprising, based on the weight of the sealing fluid:
- a) at least 32.5 wt % of an organic acid selected from lactic acid or acetic acid;
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- b) at least 17.5 wt % of an alcohol selected from isopropanol or ethanol, wherein
- the sealing fluid does not contain hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC);
- and
- the sealing fluid has a viscosity of ≤100 mPa*s, with the viscosity measured at 22° C. using a rotational viscometer with a cylindrical spindle.
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