Calcium Silicate Supported Nicotine Composition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current nicotine products face challenges in achieving a balanced release profile, stability, and cost-effectiveness due to the oily nature of nicotine, oxidative degradation, and the need for different formulations for various delivery methods, which can result in undesirable taste and increased manufacturing costs.
Innovation Solution
A composition comprising nicotine and/or nicotine salt supported by calcium silicate, allowing for a controlled release and improved stability, suitable for oral administration and inhalation devices, with the option to incorporate additional ingredients like flavors, and the use of a premix formulation that can be adapted for various nicotine products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If nicotine is formulated as a supported composition with calcium silicate, then stability is improved and oxidative degradation is minimized, but the complexity of formulation increases
Solution Approach 1:
Calcium silicate acts as an intermediary support material that physically accommodates nicotine while protecting it from oxidative degradation. The support structure serves as a mediator between the nicotine molecule and the environment, enabling stable storage and controlled release without requiring complex protective measures.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite material system combining nicotine with calcium silicate support. This composite approach allows the nicotine to be stabilized within the calcium silicate matrix, improving reliability while maintaining a relatively simple overall formulation that can be adapted across multiple product types.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different nicotine powder compositions are used for various delivery methods, then adaptability to different products is improved, but manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The calcium silicate supported nicotine composition is designed as a universal formulation that can serve multiple delivery methods including oral administration (pouches, lozenges, tablets) and inhalation products. This single versatile formulation replaces the need for multiple specialized compositions, reducing manufacturing complexity and cost while maintaining adaptability across different product types.
3Speed
If tartrate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is used as support material, then nicotine release is improved, but undesirable salty taste and blood pressure effects occur
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces traditional salt-based supports (tartrate, sodium hydrogen carbonate) with calcium silicate, which can be considered a more benign, non-salty alternative. The calcium silicate provides the necessary support structure and release characteristics without the harmful salty taste and blood pressure effects associated with conventional salt-based formulations.
4Ease of operation
If nicotine is stored as a free liquid, then ease of handling is improved, but oxidative degradation occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts nicotine from its problematic liquid state and incorporates it into a solid calcium silicate support structure. This extraction from the free liquid form eliminates the oxidative degradation issue while maintaining ease of handling through the solid powder format, which is more stable and less prone to oxidation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The calcium silicate support facilitates a quick and sustained release of nicotine, enhances stability, and allows for the incorporation of other beneficial ingredients, reducing manufacturing costs by enabling a single formulation for multiple product types while minimizing oxidative degradation and undesirable taste.
Implementation Method 1
a supported composition of nicotine... comprising nicotine and/or nicotine salt and calcium silicate... the calcium silicate support facilitates a quick and sustained release of nicotine
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a composition comprising nicotine and/or nicotine salt, and calcium silicate, wherein the composition is in a pouch, wherein the pouch is intended to be placed in the mouth.