Wm Wrigley Jr Company

University of North Texas

Xiaohu Xia

David G Barkalow

David R Phillips

Xiangmin Han

Zhibing Hu

Chungsea Shen

Armando J Castro

Bruno Padovani

Michael Catizone

Michael S Haas

Xiaoqun Mo

Liping Tang

Eric Dowd

Pere Ruiz Donaire

Roser Amposta Estruch

Philip Shepherd

Chungsea A Shen

A chewing gum base comprises rubber derived from Russian Dandelion (TKS). Methods of extracting and purifying the rubber are provided. Gum base compositions and methods of compensating for variable ratios of elastomer:resin in the rubber are disclosed.

Gum bases incorporating polymers derived from Russian Dandelion

Dried fruit powders are used as a replacement for current bulking agents used in chewing gum, such as polyols or sucrose, thereby providing healthier chewing gum options to consumers with real fruit taste.

Chewing gum compositions based on dried fruit powders

A chewing gum comprises a primary chewing gum composition comprising gum base, a sweetener and a flavoring agent and a food acceptable delayed-release modification agent. The delayed-release modification agent reacts with the primary chewing gum composition after a chewed cud of the gum composition is formed, causing the primary gum to exhibit increased environmental acceptability after the chewed cud is discarded.

Chewing gum with delayed-interaction modifier

A composition includes a first component containing phospholipids and a second component encapsulating the first component. The composition includes between about 10% and about 80% by weight phospholipids. The composition may be used in chewing gum to provide a gum cud that does not adhere to concrete and does not dissolve in the mouth while chewing.

Food product with an encapsulated lecithin material

An aqueous dispersion of hydrogel nanoparticles and methods of making the aqueous dispersion of hydrogel nanoparticles having an interpenetrating polymer network ('IPN') are described. The uniformed sized mono-disperse IPN nanoparticles have inverse thermo gelation properties that allow therapeutic medications to be uniformly distributed in a liquid form of the aqueous dispersion of hydrogel nanoparticles. Such medications can then be released from a solid form of the aqueous dispersion of hydrogel nanoparticles in time dependant manor. 

Aqueous dispersion of hydrogel nanoparticles with inverse thermoreversible gelation

A method for synthesizing uniformly sized hyaluronic acid ('HA') particles that are substantially free from oil and surfactant contaminants. The method comprises crosslinking HA chains with 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethlyaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride ('EDAC') and adipic acid dihydrazide in a water/acetone mixture.

Process for synthesizing oil and surfactant-free hyaluronic acid nanoparticles and microparticles

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