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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Mannkind Corporation, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Inventors:
Keith A. Oberg, Valencia, CA (US);
Joseph Sulner, Paramus, NJ (US);
Marshall L. Grant, Newtown, CT (US);
Assignee:
MannKind Corporation, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/13 (2006.01); A61K 38/25 (2006.01); A61K 38/27 (2006.01); A61K 38/28 (2006.01); A61K 38/29 (2006.01); A61K 38/22 (2006.01); A61K 38/26 (2006.01); A61P 25/00 (2006.01); A61P 31/00 (2006.01); A61P 31/12 (2006.01); A61P 35/00 (2006.01); A61P 37/00 (2006.01); A61P 37/04 (2006.01); A61P 3/00 (2006.01); A61P 5/18 (2006.01); A61P 5/48 (2006.01); A61P 5/50 (2006.01); A61P 7/02 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/1676 (2013.01); A61K 9/0073 (2013.01); A61K 9/167 (2013.01); A61K 9/1611 (2013.01); A61K 9/1617 (2013.01); A61K 9/1623 (2013.01); A61K 9/5052 (2013.01); A61K 9/5089 (2013.01); A61K 38/13 (2013.01); A61K 38/22 (2013.01); A61K 38/25 (2013.01); A61K 38/26 (2013.01); A61K 38/27 (2013.01); A61K 38/28 (2013.01); A61K 38/29 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods are provided for coating crystalline microparticles with an active agent by altering the surface properties of the microparticles in order to facilitate favorable association on the microparticle by the active agent. Types of surface properties that are altered by the disclosed methods include electrostatic properties, hydrophobic properties, and hydrogen bonding properties.