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AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsArthur Ballard, Christopher Sewall, James Modliszewski, William Blakemore, Peter Riley
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The present invention is directed to a process for making homogeneous, thermoreversible gel films comprising the steps of: (i) heating, hydrating, mixing, solubilizing, and, optionally, de-aerating a high solids, low moisture film forming composition in an apparatus providing sufficient shear, temperature and residence time to form a homogeneous molten composition, wherein the temperature is at or above the solubilizing temperature of said composition; (ii) feeding the molten composition into at least one of a mixer, pump or devolatilizer; and (iii) cooling the homogeneous molten composition at or below its gelling temperature to form said gel films. The present invention is also directed to various products made from such films, such as the gel films themselves, soft capsules, solid dosage forms and delivery systems.
A process for making homogeneous, thermoreversible gel films comprising the steps of:
The process of claim, 1 wherein said gel film has a break force strength of at least 2,500 grams.
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A process for making soft capsules comprising the steps of:
A process for making homogeneous, thermoreversible gel films comprising the steps of:
A process for making soft capsules comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.