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METHOD FOR FORMING A DISPERSION COMPRISING DROPS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE

Application US20260083646A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Inventors

Duncan GILBERT, Mathieu GOUTAYER

Abstract

A method of forming a dispersion comprising drops having a fatty phase dispersed in a gelled continuous aqueous phase. The method includes: providing a fatty phase comprising at least one oil; providing an aqueous phase, that is substantially immiscible with the fatty phase, comprising at least water and at least one hydrophilic gelling agent capable of gelling in the presence of at least one salt; forming fatty phase drops in the aqueous phase or the gelled continuous aqueous phase; conveying the drops in a circulation duct; recovering a dispersion comprising drops and the gelled continuous aqueous phase in a container. The method further includes: before the forming step, adding, to the aqueous phase, at least one portion of an aqueous solution; and/or injecting at least one portion of the aqueous solution into the circulation duct or at the outlet of the circulation duct upstream of the container.

CPC Classifications

A61K 8/062 A61K 8/042 A61Q 19/00 B01F 23/4145 B01F 23/451 B01F 25/51 A61K 2800/10 A61K 2800/30 A61K 2800/33 A61K 2800/34 B01F 2101/21 B01F 2215/0431 B01F 2215/044

Filing Date

2023-09-13

Application No.

19111062