Microparticle carriers of maximal uptake capacity by both M cells and non-M cells
First Claim
1. In a solvent extraction process for preparing microspheres of an antigen containing biodegradable poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide), the improvement comprising:
- preparing a lyophilized antigen-sucrose matrix;
adding acetonitrile solvent to the antigen-sucrose matrix to form a solution;
preparing a solution of a biodegradable poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) polymer by adding acetonitrile solvent to the polymer;
adding the biodegradable poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) polymer acetonitrile solution to the antigen-sucrose acetonitrile solution;
adding an oil to the poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) polymer-sucrose-antigen solution to form an emulsion having a controlled viscosity, that corresponds to a predetermined average particle size of distributions of microspheres of poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) biodegradable polymers of from about 0.5 to about 7.0 micrometers;
centrifuging the emulsion of controlled viscosity and removing a supernatant to obtain microspheres of the predetermined range of particle size distributions.
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Abstract
In a solvent extraction process for preparing microspheres of a biodegradable polymer, the improvement comprising: preparing a homogenized antigen-sucrose matrix and adding a solvent to the sucrose-antigen matrix to form a solution; preparing a solution of a biodegradable polymer by adding a solvent to the polymer; adding the biodegradable polymer solution to the antigen-sucrose solution; adding an oil to the polymer-sucrose-antigen solution to form an emulsion having a controlled viscosity that corresponds to a predetermined average particle size of distributions of microspheres of biodegradable polymers; centrifuging the emulsion of controlled viscosity and removing the supernatant to obtain microspheres of a predetermined range of particle size distributions of from about 0.5 to about 7.0 micrometers.
In immunostimulating composition comprising an encapsulating-microsphere of the biodegradable polymer has an average particle size distribution such that the majority of the microspheres will be taken up by the villous epithelium section of the intestines of a mammalian subject when administered as a vaccine against diseases caused by entero-pathogenic organisms.A solvent extraction process for preparing microspheres of a biodegradable polymer. The process includes preparing a homogenized antigen-sucrose matrix and adding a solvent to the sucrose-antigen matrix to form a solution. Preparing a solution of a biodegradable polymer by adding a solvent to the polymer. Adding the biodegradable polymer solution to the antigen-sucrose solution. Adding an oil to the polymer-sucrose-antigen solution to form an emulsion having a controlled viscosity that corresponds to a predetermined average particle size of distributions of microspheres of biodegradable polymers. Centrifuging the emulsion of controlled viscosity and removing the supernatant to obtain microspheres of a predetermined range of particle size distributions of from about 0.5 to about 70 micrometers.
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12 Claims
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1. In a solvent extraction process for preparing microspheres of an antigen containing biodegradable poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide), the improvement comprising:
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preparing a lyophilized antigen-sucrose matrix;
adding acetonitrile solvent to the antigen-sucrose matrix to form a solution;
preparing a solution of a biodegradable poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) polymer by adding acetonitrile solvent to the polymer;
adding the biodegradable poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) polymer acetonitrile solution to the antigen-sucrose acetonitrile solution;
adding an oil to the poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) polymer-sucrose-antigen solution to form an emulsion having a controlled viscosity, that corresponds to a predetermined average particle size of distributions of microspheres of poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) biodegradable polymers of from about 0.5 to about 7.0 micrometers;
centrifuging the emulsion of controlled viscosity and removing a supernatant to obtain microspheres of the predetermined range of particle size distributions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling average particle size of microspheres containing an agent in a solvent extraction process, comprising:
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adjusting a viscosity of an oil to a value that corresponds to a predetermined average particle size of microspheres to control said size of said microspheres;
adding said oil to a biodegradable poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) polymer-stabilizer agent solution emulsion;
centrifuging the emulsion;
and removing said microspheres of said predetermined average particle size.
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