Sporomex - Micro-Encapsulation

Patents

The following patent families are owned by Sporomex and can be licensed from Sporomex^®. The list was correct as of June 2022.

1) Dosage form  WO2005000280

A dietetic or pharmaceuticals dosage form comprising of an effective quantity of an active substance chemically or physically bound to a support comprising sporopollenin, or other similar exine coatings of spores, of a plant or fungus, optionally with further excipients.

2) Uses of sporopollenin (Antioxidant use)  WO2007012856

Use of an exine shell of a naturally occurring spore (true spores as produced by mosses, ferns and fungi but also pollen grains, as are produced by seed-bearing plants and also endospores of organisms such as bacteria), or a fragment thereof, as an antioxidant, for instance in a composition or formulation containing an active substance.

3) Topical formulations containing sporopollenin WO2007012856

Topical formulation containing an active substance which is chemically or physically bound to, or encapsulated within, an exine shell of a naturally occurring spore. The active substance can be released from the exine shell on application to a living or non-living surface. The invention may be used to provide gradual release of the active substance over a period of time, subsequent to application of the formulation to the surface.

4) Whitened exine shells WO2010004334

For use where a white colour is important.  Whiter exines can be used as delivery vehicles for active substances, e.g. food, beverage, cosmetic, or a pharmaceutical or a dietetic product and as antioxidants.

5) Rapid methods for the extraction of microcapsules

Rapid methods of preparing exine microcapsules for use as a delivery vehicle for active substances, e.g. food, beverage, cosmetic, or a pharmaceutical or a dietetic product and as antioxidants.