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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2021
Applicant:
University of Limerick, Limerick, IE;
Inventors:
Luis Padrela, Limerick, IE;
Kevin Ryan, Limerick, IE;
Assignee:
University of Limerick, Limerick, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/192 (2006.01); A61K 31/519 (2006.01); A61K 31/549 (2006.01); A61K 31/55 (2006.01); A61K 47/10 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/006 (2013.01); A61K 31/192 (2013.01); A61K 31/519 (2013.01); A61K 31/549 (2013.01); A61K 31/55 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); B01J 2/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of producing a particle coating on one or more items is provided. The method comprises mixing a supercritical fluid with a solution comprising dissolved material for forming particles. The method further comprises spraying the mixture into a precipitation chamber () to precipitate particles, wherein the chamber is at a pressure below a supercritical pressure of the supercritical fluid. The method comprises conveying items to be coated from an inlet of the chamber to an outlet of the chamber. The method also comprises capturing the precipitated particles on items within the chamber.