Oil containing lipid vesicles with marine applications
AssigneeNovavax, Inc.
InventorD. Craig Wright
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Abstract
Disclosed is a new class of lipid vesicles, liposoils, which have high oil content, low water content, and protein. The liposoils are made using a combination of a surfactant and either dried egg yolk or dried whole egg as the wall material, oil, and an aqueous diluent. Unlike most lipid vesicles, the liposoils can be made with an aqueous diluent having high salinity; in fact, sea water is a preferred aqueous diluent. Liposoils have particular applicability as a food for marine environments, such as a food source for filter feeders such as oysters. Methods of making the liposoils is also disclosed.
Claims21
A method of forming a composition containing oil encapsulated in a lipid structure comprising the steps of:
- blending a surfactant with a wall-forming material and an excess of oil to form a lipid pre-blend, said surfactant being selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ethers, octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanols, and mixtures thereof;
- and said wall-forming material being selected from the group consisting of egg yolk solids and whole egg solids;
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- blending said lipid pre-blend with an aqueous based diluent to form said composition, said lipid pre-blend being greater in volume than said aqueous diluent, said composition having said oil encapsulated in said lipid structure.
A food for marine filter feeders comprising a lipid structure encapsulating an oil, said lipid structure being formed of a surfactant, a wall-forming material, an excess of oil, and an aqueous diluent, said surfactant being selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ethers, octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanols, and mixtures thereof;
- and said wall-forming material being selected from the group consisting of egg yolk solids and whole egg solids.
A lipid structure comprising a surfactant selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ethers, octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanols, and mixtures thereof;
- a wall-forming material selected from the group consisting of egg yolk solids and whole egg solids;
- an oil;
- and an aqueous based diluent, the combined amounts of said surfactant, wall material and oil being greater in volume than said aqueous diluent.
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