Biodegradable, Organic Solvent-Free Nanoencapsulation of Hydrophobic Actives
Many active ingredients in formulated products often suffer from degradation triggered by light, heat, mechanical stress or volatile loss, as well as incompatibility issues with other ingredients or excipients. Encapsulation of actives could be a solution, however existing methods including nanoemulsion, liposomes, nanostructured lipids, spray drying involve undesirable steps that use organic solvents, surfactants, alcohols, non-biodegradable polymers and high shear processes. These undesirable steps render difficulties for economical scale-up.
The technology provider has developed a novel method for producing a biodegradable polymer that is based on green chemistry and easily scalable. Through their simple and novel nanoencapsulation process, the technology allows the encapsulation of most actives at submicron scale to form water-based formulation without the forementioned undesirable steps. This technology presents a low-cost, scalable co-block amphiphilic biodegradable polymer-based nanoencapsulation that is of superior performance and stability due to its polymeric chain entanglement and nano-sized effects.
The technology provider is seeking collaborations with partners, including actives manufacturers and formulated products owners, who may have interests to adopt this encapsulation technology for hydrophobic actives in applications including insect repellents, pesticides, skincare, aromatherapy products, and pharmaceutical applications.