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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Heather N. Mendenhall, Madison, WI (US);
Richard W. Hartel, Madison, WI (US);
JoAnne Robbins, Madison, WI (US);
Jacqueline A. Hind, Madison, WI (US);
Zata M. Vickers, St. Paul, MN (US);
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
The Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An edible composition of matter having an apparent viscosity of from about 150 cP to about 2000 cP at about 30 s−1; a yield stress of from 0 Pa to about 20 Pa at 1 s; and a flow index of from about 0.2 to about 0.6. The composition may include an imaging agent. The compositions are useful for providing sustenance to dysphagic subjects and for evalualuating dysphagia.