Triastek, Inc.

Senping Cheng

Xiaoling Li

Feihuang Deng

Haili Liu

Wei Wu

Renjie Li

Haohui Lu

Yang Liu

Peng Wang

Juan Yao

Ying Wang

Qing Luo

Xiaofei Wang

Zhengping Jiang

The present disclosure relates generally to manufacturing pharmaceutical products using additive manufacturing technology. An exemplary printing system comprises: a material supply module for receiving a set of printing materials; a flow distribution module comprising a flow distribution plate, wherein the material supply module is configured to transport a single flow corresponding to the set of printing materials to the flow distribution plate; wherein the flow distribution plate comprises a plurality of channels for dividing the single flow into a plurality of flows; a plurality of nozzles, wherein the plurality of nozzles comprises a plurality of needle-valve mechanisms; one or more controllers for controlling the plurality of needle-valve mechanisms to dispense the plurality of flows based on a plurality of nozzle-specific parameters; and a printing platform configured to receive the dispensed plurality of flows, wherein the printing platform is configured to move to form a batch of the pharmaceutical product.

High-throughput and high-precision pharmaceutical additive manufacturing system

A high throughput, efficient, and simplified unloading and packaging systems and methods for large-scale production of pharmaceutical units () using additive manufacturing. The systems and methods may unload, inspect, package, and trace pharmaceutical units, produced by an additive manufacturing system (), that are not damaged or deformed. The unloading and packaging system can include one or more unloading and packaging devices (). The unloading and packaging device can include a modular configuration having modules. Individual modules to be arranged in any relative order, at any location, and with any number in the unloading and packaging device. The flexibility of the modular configuration allows one or more modules to be removed or added at any given time due to, e.g., expansion, downsizing, module repair, module upgrades, etc. High throughput can be achieved by operating unloading and packaging devices independently.

Continuous unloading and packaging system of pharmaceutical additive manufacturing

Provided herein are devices and systems for depositing a material or manufacturing a product, such as a pharmaceutical dosage form, by additive manufacturing. Further provided are methods of using the devices and systems, as well as methods of manufacturing a product, such as a pharmaceutical dosage form, by additive manufacturing. In certain embodiments, the device includes a material supply system configured to melt an pressurized a material, a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure of the material within the device, and a control switch comprising a sealing needle operable in an open position and closed position. The sealing needle extends through a feed channel containing the material and includes a taper end, wherein the tapered end of the sealing needle engages a tapered inner surface of a nozzle to inhibit flow of the material through the nozzle when the sealing needle is in the closed position.

Precision pharmaceutical 3D printing device

A dosage form of controlled release at specific gastrointestinal sites is provided. The dosage form includes a shell defining a first and a second compartment, a first active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) loaded in the first compartment, and a second API loaded in the second compartment, wherein the first API and the second API can be the same or different. The shell includes a first material soluble in a first gastrointestinal site and a second material soluble in a second gastrointestinal site.

Dosage forms of controlled release at specific gastrointestinal sites

The present disclosure generally relates to an additive manufacturing system. The system can comprise a material supply module for melting and pressurizing a printing material; a micro-screw printing head comprising: a micro-screw comprising a threaded stem portion and a conical head portion, wherein the threaded stem portion is threaded throughout its length for volume measurement; a sleeve, and a nozzle, wherein a distal end of the nozzle comprises: a conical inner surface, and an outlet port for dispensing the print material, wherein the conical inner surface of the nozzle is configured to be in contact with the conical head portion of the micro-screw to stop dispensing the printing material at the nozzle when the micro-screw printing head is in a closed position; a driving module comprising: a rotation motor for driving a rotating motion of the micro-screw, and an actuator for driving a vertical motion of the micro-screw.

High-precision additive manufacturing device and high-throughput additive manufacturing system

The present disclosure provides oral drug dosage forms comprising: (a) an erodible non-stimulant material admixed with an ADHD non-stimulant; and (b) an erodible stimulant material admixed with an ADHD stimulant, wherein the erodible non-stimulant material admixed with the ADHD non-stimulant is embedded in a substrate material, and wherein upon exposure to gastrointestinal fluid the ADHD non-stimulant is released according to a desired non-stimulant release profile and the ADHD stimulant is released according to a desired stimulant release profile. In some embodiment, the ADHD non-stimulant is released according to a sustained release profile. In some embodiments, the ADHD stimulant is released according to an immediate release profile. The oral drug dosage forms of the present disclosure are useful for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Also provided herein are methods of designing and manufacturing the oral drug dosage forms described herein.

Oral drug dosage forms compromising a fixed-dose of an ADHD non-stimulant and an ADHD stimulant

A 3D printing device (), comprising a melt extrusion module (), a printing module (), and a platform module (). The melt extrusion module () comprises a processing chamber () consisting of a feed inlet () and a discharge outlet (), as well as an extrusion means () and a heating means () disposed at the processing chamber; the melt extrusion module () is configured to receive an initial material from the feed inlet () of the processing chamber (), and heat and extrude the initial material to convert the initial material into a molten body, which is extruded out of the discharge outlet () of the processing chamber (). The printing module () is communicated with the discharge outlet () of the processing chamber () and is provided with a nozzle (); the printing module () is configured to receive the molten body extruded from the discharge outlet () of the processing chamber () and guide the molten body to be extruded out of the nozzle (). The platform module () is configured to receive the molten body extruded from the nozzle ().

3D printing device and method

In some aspects, the present disclosure provides dosage forms, such as oral drug dosage forms, configured to provide a desired release profile, the dosage forms comprising a multi-layered structure comprising a plurality of layers of a first erodible material admixed with a compound (e.g., a drug) or a reagent, wherein the first erodible material is embedded in a second material not admixed with the compound (e.g., the drug) or the reagent. In other aspects, the present disclosure provides methods of designing, such as obtaining a thickness and/or surface area of a layer comprising an erodible material admixed with a compound (e.g., a drug) or a reagent, and/or amount of the compound (e.g., the drug) or the reagent admixed in the erodible material, and methods of making, such as three-dimensional printing, dosage forms configured to provide desired release profiles.

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Senping Cheng