Method for preparing nanolipids with encapsulated alcohol
AssigneeDermazone Solutions, Inc.
InventorMichael W. Fountain
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Abstract
A method for preparing ethanol-containing nanolipid particles, which can be used in food products, frozen desserts, or beverages. The method comprises nanolipidic vehicles in which ethanol-containing substances are encapsulated, said ethanol-containing nanolipidic vehicles can be combined with food products, desserts or beverage ingredients including those that are subsequently frozen, The food product, dessert or beverage can remain in a frozen state during consumption by an individual. A composition comprising ethanol-containing nanolipid particles, which can be used in food products, frozen desserts, or beverages.
Claims64
A method for making nanolipid particles (NLPs) having ethanol encapsulated within said nanolipidic particles, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a precursor solution;
- b) diluting said precursor solution with an ethanol solvent to produce a solvent-diluted precursor solution;
- c) adding an ethanol-containing substance having an ethanol content of 0.2%-50.0% to an aqueous solvent to produce an aqueous-ethanol monophase;
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- c) mixing said solvent-diluted precursor solution with said aqueous-ethanol monophase wherein said mixing produces one or more populations of ethanol-loaded NLPs or NLP assemblies.
A composition with nanolipidic particles having alcohol-encapsulated within, comprising:
- a precursor solution,
- an ethanol solvent that dilutes said precursor solution and forms a solvent-diluted precursor solution;
- an ethanol-containing substance having an ethanol concentration of 0.2%-50.0%;
- an aqueous solvent added to the ethanol-containing substance to produce an aqueous-ethanol monophase;
- alcohol encapsulated nanolipid particles formed by the mixture of said solvent-diluted precursor solution with said aqueous-ethanol monophase.
A nanolipidic particle (NLP) having encapsulated ethanol, made by a process comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a precursor solution;
- b) diluting said precursor solution with an ethanol solvent to produce a solvent-diluted precursor solution;
- c) adding an ethanol-containing substance having an ethanol content of 0.2%-50.0% to an aqueous solvent to produce an aqueous-ethanol monophase;
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- c) mixing said solvent-diluted precursor solution with said aqueous-ethanol monophase wherein said mixing produces one or more populations of ethanol-loaded nanolipids (NLPs) or NLP assemblies.
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