Process for producing a slow release composite

A process for producing a slow release composite having physiologically active substance encapsulated therein, wherein a system comprising

• one or more polypeptides selected from the group consisting of poly-alanine, poly-glycine, poly-valine, poly-leucine, polyisoleucine, poly-serine, poly-o-benzyl-serine, poly-threonine, poly-o-benzyl-threonine, poly-cysteine, poly-s-benzyl-cysteine, poly-cystine, poly-methionine, poly-proline, poly-oxyproline, poly-aspartic acid, poly-.beta.-benzyl-aspartic acid, poly-glutamic acid, poly-.gamma.-benzyl-glutamic acid, poly-.gamma.-methyl-glutamic acid, poly-histidine, poly-lysine, poly-oxylysine, poly-ornithine, poly-arginine, poly-nitroalginine, poly-phenylalanine, poly-tyrosine, poly-o-benzyl-tyrosine, and polytryptophan,
• one or more proteins selected from the group consisting of starch, beta-globulin, gamma-globulin, albumen albumin, milk albumin, bovine serum albumin, human serum albumin, other serum albumins, leucosin, hemoglobin, globin, alpha-lipoprotein, beta-lipoprotein, fibrinogen, ovalbumin, conalbumin euglobulin, pseudoglobulin, glutenin, gliadin, insulin, glutathione, pectin, albumen, prolamine, glutelin, histone, protamine, metaprotein, peptone, myoglobin, ferritin, bacteriorhodopsin, rubredoxin, chymotrypsin, ribonuclease, papain, thermolysin, thioredoxin, flavodoxin, hexokinase, phosphorylase, carboxypeptidase A, albumen lysozyme, cytochrome, thrombin, elastase, pepsin, elastin, and protamine, and
• one or more physiologically active substances is ground into particles and mixed mechanically in a frozen state,
• the blend is shaped into a suitable the shaped article is compressed into a suitable form at a pressure of from 100 to 20,000 kg/cm.sup.2, said shaped article being irradiated with light or ionizing radiation as it is compressed or after it has been compressed at a pressure of from 100 to 20,000 kg/cm.sup.2.

A process for producing a slow release composite having physiologically active substance encpsulated therein, wherein a system comprising

• one or more polypeptides selected from the group consisting of poly-aniline, poly-glycine, poly-valine, poly-leucine, polyisoleucine, poly-serine, poly-o-benzyl-serine, poly-threonine, poly-o-benzyl-threonine, poly-cysteine, poly-s-benzyl-cysteine, poly-cystine, poly-methionine, poly-proline, poly-oxyproline, poly-aspartic acid, poly-.beta.-benzyl-aspartic acid, poly-glutamic acid, poly-.gamma.-benzyl-glutamic acid, poly-.gamma.-methyl-glutamic acid, poly-histidine, poly-lysine, poly-oxylysine, poly-ornithine, poly-arginine, poly-nitroalginine, poly-phenylalanine, poly-tyrosine, poly-o-benzyl-tyrosine, and polytryptophan,
• one or more proteins selected from the group consisting of starch, beta-globulin, gamma-globulin, albumen albumin, milk albumin, bovine serum albumin, human serum albumin, other serum albumins, leucosin, hemoglobin, globin, alpha-lipoprotein, beta-lipoprotein, fibrinogen, ovalbumin, conalbumin euglobulin, pseudoglobulin, glutenin, gliadin, insulin, glutathione, pectin, albumen, prolamine, glutelin, histone, protamine, metaprotein, peptone, myoglobin, ferritin, bacteriorhodopsin, rubredoxin, chymotrypsin, ribonuclease, papain, thermolysin, thioredoxin, flavodoxin, hexokinase, phosphorylase, carboxypeptidase A, albumen lysozyme, cytochrome, thrombin, elastase, pepsin, elastin, and protamine.
• one or more physiologically active substances, and
• a suitable mixture of water and an organic solvent is shaped into a suitable form, and the shaped article is heated at a temperature between room temperature and 100.degree. C.

A process for producing a slow release composite having a physiologically active substance encapsulated therein, wherein a system comprising

• one or more polypeptides selected from the group consisting of poly-alanine, poly-glycine, poly-valine, poly-leucine, polyisoleucine, poly-serine, poly-o-benzyl-serine, poly-threonine, poly-o-benzyl-threonine, poly-cysteine, poly-s-benzyl-cysteine, poly-cystine, poly-methionine, poly-proline, poly-oxyproline, poly-aspartic acid, poly-.beta.-benzyl-aspartic acid, poly-glutamic acid, poly-.gamma.-benzyl-glutamic acid, poly-.gamma.-methyl-glutamic acid, poly-histidine, poly-lysine, poly-oxylysine, poly-ornithine, poly-arginine, poly-nitroalginine, poly-phenylalanine, poly-tyrosine, poly-o-benzyl-tyrosine, and polytryptophan,
• one or more proteins selected from the group consisting of starch, beta-globulin, gamma-globulin, albumen albumin, milk albumin, bovine serum albumin, human serum albumin, other serum albumins, leucosin, hemoglobin, globin, alpha-lipoprotein, beta-lipoprotein, fibrinogen, ovalbumin, conalbumin euglobulin, pseudoglobulin, glutenin, gliadin, insulin, glutathione, pectin, albumen, prolamine, glutelin, histone, protamine, metaprotein, peptone, myoglobin, ferritin, bacteriorhodopsin, rubredoxin, chymotrypsin, ribonuclease, papain, thermolysin, thioredoxin, flavodoxin, hexokinase, phosphorylase, carboxypeptidase A, albumen lysozyme, cytochrome, thrombin, elastase, pepsin, elastin, and protamine,
• one or more physiologically active substances, and
• a suitable mixture of water and an organic solvent is shaped into a suitable form, and the shaped article is heated at a temperature between room temperature and 100.degree. C., and the heated product is further irradiated with light or ionizing radiation.