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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Timothy James Wooster, Epalinges, CH;
Laurence Donato-Capel, Cheseaux sur Lausanne, CH;
Anwesha Sarkar, Leeds Yorkshire, GB;
Simone Acquistapace, La Tour-de-Peilz, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A delivery vehicle comprising a core () surrounded by a digestible polymer shell () having a melting and/or softening point above the body temperature of an animal or human, wherein said core comprises a lipid and/or lipophilic active ingredient () dispersed in a continuous polymer matrix (). The delivery vehicle can be used to release lipid and/or lipophilic active ingredients, such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, supplements, traditional/herbal medicine, or combinations thereof, after a predetermined lag time following ingestion.