METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCAPSULATING PHARMACEUTICAL AND NUTRICEUTICAL BIOACTIVES FOR INTESTINAL DELIVERY

摘要

A method for the encapsulation and subsequent delivery of a biologically, water or lipid soluble, active agent to the human intestinal mucosa. This biochemical pathway to drug delivery includes the steps of forming an aqueous emulsion of the pharmacological or nutriceutical agent, vegetable oil, gum and/or gum resin, absorbent factors, and a sugar; then converting the emulsion into a dry spherical particulate form, having lost its aqueous component; and then drying the resultant particulate to form acid and water insoluble intestinal absorbent biologically active beadlets.