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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Kenneth S. Suslick, Champaign, IL (US);
Bradley W. Zeiger, Portland, OR (US);
Hyo Na Kim, Champaign, IL (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
An ultrasonic apparatus for producing particles of a pharmaceutical agent or other material comprises a flow-through ultrasonic horn comprising an inlet, an outlet, and an interior channel that connects the inlet to the outlet for flow of a fluid therethrough. The ultrasonic horn is connectable to a transducer, and a crystallization tube is adjacent to the ultrasonic horn. The crystallization tube comprises an inlet port and outlet port for flow of an antisolvent therethrough, and it further includes a side access port. The outlet of the ultrasonic horn is inserted into the side access port so as to be in fluid communication with the crystallization tube.