1125 results about "Bioactive substance" patented technology

The present invention provides a swallowable internal drug medical device. The device includes a swallowable capsule. A sensing module is disposed in the capsule. A bioactive substance dispenser is disposed in the capsule. A memory and logic component is disposed in the capsule and in communication with the sensing module and the dispenser.

An intraluminal device is provided with a porous structure. The porous structure may be loaded with a bioactive substance to treat surrounding tissues after the intraluminal device has been implanted. The porous structure may be made by depositing a metal film on a foam structure using chemical vapor deposition. Porous structures may also be made by sintering or applying a ceramic layer to the intraluminal device. An intraluminal device is also provided with a ceramic material applied to generally straight portions of the device structure but not to portions adapted to bend. One advantage is that the ceramic material is less likely to fracture since it is applied to regions that experience less strain.

The present invention is in the area of administration forms and delivery systems for drugs, vaccines and other biologically active agents. More specifically the invention is related to the preparation of suspensions of colloidal solid lipid particles (SLPs) of predominantly anisometrical shape with the lipid matrix being in a stable polymorphic modification and of suspensions of micron and submicron particles of bioactive agents (PBAs); as well as to the use of such suspensions or the lyophilizates thereof as delivery systems primarily for the parenteral administration of preferably poorly water-soluble bioactive substances, particularly drugs, and to their use in cosmetic, food and agricultural products. SLPs and PBAs are prepared by the following emulsification process: (1) A solid lipid or bioactive agent or a mixture of solid lipids or bioactive agents is melted. (2) Stabilizers are added either to the lipid or bioactive agent and to the aqueous phase or to the aqueous phase only depending on their physicochemical characteristics. Stabilizers may also be added or exchanged after homogenization. (3) Drugs or other bioactive substances to be incorporated into the SLPs may be melted together with the lipids if the physicochemical characteristics of the substance permit or may be dissolved, solubilized or dispersed in the lipid melt before homogenization. (4) The aqueous phase is heated to the temperature of the melt before mixing and may contain for example stabilizers, isotonicity agents, buffering substances, cryoprotectants and/or preservatives. (5) The molten lipid compounds and the bioactive agents are emulsified in an aqueous phase preferably by high-pressure homogenization.

Devices for the delivery of a bioactive substance to a cochlea and methods of delivery thereof. The devices include means to allow the release of the bioactive substance within a cochlea.

The present invention relates to a biodegradable and thermosensitive poly(organophosphazene) with a functional group, a preparation method thereof, and a use thereof for delivery of bioactive substances. According to the present invention, poly(organophosphazene) is a phosphagen-based polymer showing biodegradability, thermosensitivity, and sol-gel phase transition depending on temperature change, whereby when administered into a living body with bioactive substances such as drugs, the poly(organophosphazene) forms a gel-phase at body temperature to be capable of controlled release of the bioactive substances. Further, the poly(organophosphazene) has functional groups to chemically bind with bioactive substances through an ionic bond, covalent bond, or coordinate covalent bond to be capable of a sustained release of the bioactive substances due to its good binding property. Therefore, the poly(organophosphazene) is useful as a delivery material for bioactive substances.

The present invention contemplates in part coacervates in which a bioactive substance and delivery agent are encapsulated therein for controlled release. In certain embodiments, said bioactive substance and delivery agent are a viral vector and virus, respectively. Processes for preparing and using coacervates of the present invention are described.

Controlled release of hydrophobic bioactive substances in vivo over an extended time period and without "bursts" of drug release is achieved using a liquid polymeric composition including a polymer such as poly(lactide-co-glycolide) copolymer in a mixture of hydrophilic and lipophilic solvents.

A surgical awl is disclosed for tissue repair. The surgical awl includes an internal lumen through which bioactive substances, such as platelet-rich plasma, may be delivered to a site of tissue or organ disease or dysfunction. In particular, the surgical awl is useful as a microfracture awl for cartilage repair augmented by delivery of platelet-rich plasma through the lumen of the device.

A multi-layered tissue construct includes: a first layer comprising a first hydrogel; and a second layer comprising a second hydrogel, wherein the first layer is connected to the second layer at a first transition zone and wherein at least one of the first layer and the second layer further comprises a component selected from the group consisting of cells and a bioactive substance. Another multi-layered tissue construct includes: a first layer comprising a first hydrogel; a second layer comprising cells of a first type, wherein the second layer is disposed on the first layer; and a third layer comprising a second hydrogel and optionally cells of the first type encapsulated in the second hydrogel, wherein the third layer is disposed on the second layer. Methods for producing these multi-layered tissue constructs are also disclosed.

The invention belongs to the field of microbial fermentation engineering, and discloses schizochytrium limacinum (Aurantiochytrium sp.SD116). The schizochytrium limacinum is stored in China Microbial Culture Collection Administration Committee General Microbial Center with a number of CGMCC No: 6208), and a method for fermenting and producing DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) grease utilizing high density of the schizochytrium limacinum. According to the schizochytrium limacinum and the method disclosed by the invention, a bacterial strain fermenting condition is optimized based on element supply and a fermenting control angle, a carbohydrate supplementation operation is carried out, therefore, high-density fermentation is achieved, dry cell weight finally reaches 70.43g/L, grease content reaches 50.1g/L, DHA occupies more than 35% of total content of fatty acid; moreover, bioactive substances such as beta-carotene, astaxanthin and squalene are contained. The complete set of technology is convenient to operate; higher biomass liveweight and DHA content can be obtained; fermenting cost can be reduced; and the method is suitable for industrial fermenting production.

The invention discloses a Schizochytrium sp., which has a category name of Schizochytrium sp., is preserved in Common Microorganisms Center of China Committee for Culture Collection of Microorganisms and has a preservation number of CCTCC No.209059. The invention also discloses a method for producing DHA lipa by using the Schizochytrium sp. The method optimizes a strain fermentation medium from the perspectives of osmotic pressure and element supply and combines a fed-batch strategy to achieve high-density fermentation of microalgae, thus the final dry cell weight reaches 70 grams per liter, the lipa content reaches 31.5 grams per liter, and the DHA accounts for more than 35 percent of the total fatty acid content. All indexes of the DHA essential oil obtained by the method accord with the standard of food additives, and the DHA essential oil contains a bioactive substance of squalene. The method has the advantages of simple entire process, convenient operation, and high biomass and DHA content, reduces the fermentation cost, and is suitable for industrial production.

The present invention relates to technology of immobilizing or coating various functional bioactive substances on various surfaces without physical chemical treatment using mussel adhesive protein. More specifically, the present invention relates to a functional scaffold for tissue engineering comprising artificial extracellular matrix, manufactured by coating various functional bioactive substances on the surface of nanofiber and metal scaffold using mussel adhesive protein, and a method of manufacturing the same.

The objection of this invention is to provide an article with a foamed surface having a porous structure in the surface of a plastic base, an implant and a method of producing them. The article has a body and a superficial layer formed in a surface of the body, the layer including small-diameter and large-diameter pores, wherein part of the small-diameter and large-diameter pores are open pores which are open at the surface of the layer; the open pores have small open pores with an average diameter of 5 μm or less and large open pores with an average diameter from 10 to 200 μm; and the large open pores have an inner wall with passages connected with the small-diameter large-diameter pores. The implant is the article itself or the article with a bioactive substance in the layer thereof. The method provides an example of producing the article and implant.

A biologically active composite solid shaped article comprising: (a) an outer layer, and (b) an inner core filling the said outer layer and comprising: at least a biologically active ingredient, and an excipient comprising at least a hydrophilic cellulose polymer and an amphiphilic material in the form of a blend with the said hydrophilic cellulose polymer, the weight ratio of the hydrophilic cellulose polymer to the amphiphilic material being from 0.2:1 to 0.6:1, provides improved sustained release of the biologically active ingredient.

The present invention relates to non sweet food binder composition. Particularly, the food binder composition can be used in the preparation of savory snack bars, savory nutritional bars, or in savory food products used as snack or meal replacement, containing varied levels of protein, fiber, minerals, vitamins and other bioactive substances or nutritional supplements.

A formulation and method for delivery of bioactive substances when applied to, or within, the skin or other exterior region of a mammal. for example, a patient, includes a vasoactive agent; an osmolyte; and an active ingredient. The formulation is sufficiently hygroscopic so as to create a condition of hypertonicity when absorbed by the skin. When the formulation is applied to the skin, the vasoactive agent can be delivered to the dermis so as to contact the vasculature of a patient.

The present invention provides a particulate composition wherein an oil component (A) comprising a water-insoluble bioactive substance is poly-dispersed while forming a domain in a matrix comprising of a water-soluble excipient based on a water-soluble polymer, and wherein the sphericity of the particulate composition is not less than 0.9 and a method of producing the same. The particulate composition simultaneously has excellent water solubility, workability, tabletability and heat-resistance. It also provides a food, food with nutrient function claims, food for specified health uses, nutritional supplement, nutritional product, animal drug, drink, feed, pet food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical product, therapeutic drug, prophylactic drug and the like, which contain the particulate composition.

The invention relates to a microflow droplet technology-based method for one-step continuous preparation of multi-chamber calcium alginate microgel for immobilization of bioactive substances. The method realizes high-throughput continuous production of a microgel material. The method comprises forming a parallel and stable flow field through different hydrogel prepolymer solutions in a microfluidic channel, pouring the hydrogel prepolymer solutions for forming different chambers of the microgel into a microfluidic chip to form water phase solutions of multiple phase parallel fluids, mixing thewater phase solutions and an immiscible fluid (oil phase) through a T-shaped channel or a fluid focusing design to obtain water-in-oil emulsion drops and then alginic acid in the drops is linked immediately so that multi-chamber microgel is prepared, and cleaning the emulsion drops on the microfluidic chip so that the microgel is fast conveyed into a water phase. The method realizes one-step preparation of the calcium alginate microgel immobilized with bioactive substances and is suitable for industrial application.

The invention relates to an alginate-polycationic microcapsule product used for embedding bioactive substance, in particular to an alginate-polycationic microcapsule subjected to graft modification of dopamine. According to the alginate-polycationic microcapsule subjected to graft modification of dopamine, dopamine molecules are in covalent bonding to sodium alginate molecules, the obtained molecules are used for preparing a hydrogel microsphere carrier, the embedded hydrogel microsphere carrier further has film formation reaction with polycations, and thus the dopamine-based alginate/polycationic microcapsule is prepared. The microcapsule has good stability, and does not swell or break in the body fluid environment. The product is mainly used for embedding the bioactive substance, the microcapsule film has the excellent biocompatibility while having the good film strength, and the integrity of the microcapsule film when taken as the histocyte transplantation carrier, the cell carrier of the in-vitro bioartificial liver system, the cell carrier in the cell culture process and the like in the application process is guaranteed.

The present invention involves porous polymer membranes, suitable for use in medical implants, having controlled pore sizes, pore densities and mechanical properties. Methods of manufacturing such porous membranes are described in which a continuous fiber of polymer is extruded through a reciprocating extrusion head and deposited onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern. When cured, the polymeric material forms a stable, porous membrane suitable for a variety of applications, including reducing emboli release during and after stent delivery, and providing a source for release of bioactive substances to a vessel or organ and surrounding tissue.