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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2004
Donghao Chen, Lexington, MA (US);
Richard P. Batycky, Newton, MA (US);
Lloyd Johnston, Belmont, MA (US);
Jeffrey Mintzes, Brighton, MA (US);
Donghao Chen, Lexington, MA (US);
Richard P. Batycky, Newton, MA (US);
Lloyd Johnston, Belmont, MA (US);
Jeffrey Mintzes, Brighton, MA (US);
Alkermes, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
Spray dried particles having specified aerodynamic characteristics are produced by atomizing a liquid feed and contacting the liquid feed with a drying gas, such as, for example, air or nitrogen. The humidity of the drying gas is controlled to a value, expressed, for instance, as dew point, which is known to produce particles having a specified tap density or aerodynamic diameter. Particles having a volume median geometric diameter greater than about 5 microns and a tap density less than about 0.4 g/cmare preferred.