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AssigneeNederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
InventorsHenricus Matheus Wilhelmus Maria Thijssen, Roy Christiaan Montijn, Johannes Wilhelmus Timmermans, Theodoor Maximiliaan Slaghek, Jacobus Johannes Frederick van Veen, Johannes Wilhelmus Leonardus Boumans
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This invention relates to inducible release vehicle comprised of crosslinked carbohydrates or proteins and an active ingredient. The release is induced by an external stimulus, e.g. an enzyme such as amylase. Such a vehicle can particularly be used in applications for preventing microbial decay or combating microbial infections. Other uses are for oral applications such as providing antdaries or flavoring compounds and for pharmaceutical and/or nutraceutical applications.
Inducible release vehicle comprising a charged cross-linked polymer and an active component, wherein release of the active component does not occur in an aqueous medium until release is initiated by contact of the vehicle with a stimulus external to the vehicle, wherein said polymer is a carbohydrate consisting of only C-, O- and H-atoms, and wherein the stimulus external to the vehicle is an enzyme with specificity for the degradation of said polymer.
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