The apparatus and methods of the present invention are of use for the production of emulsion-based microparticles containing a biological or chemical agent. In particular, the apparatus provides a vessel; packing material situated inside such vessel and may further provide material capable of insertion into both ends of said vessel for enclosure of the packing material. In a particular embodiment, the apparatus is a packed bed apparatus. The methods include production of emulsion based microparticles containing a biological or chemical agent. The usefulness of the present invention is that the apparatus and methods of the present invention provide for a low-shear, non-turbulent, production of emulsion-based microparticles that provides a narrow, reproducible, particle size distribution, capable of use with both large and small volumes that is capable of being conveniently scaled up while providing predictable emulsion properties.
本发明的设备和方法可用于生产含有
生物或
化学制剂的乳化微粒。特别是,该设备提供了一个容器;位于该容器内的填料,并可进一步提供能够插入所述容器两端的材料,以封闭填料。在一个特定的实施方案中,该设备是一种填料床设备。方法包括生产含有
生物或
化学制剂的基于乳液的微颗粒。本发明的用处在于,本发明的设备和方法提供了一种低剪切、非湍流的乳液基微粒生产方法,可提供窄的、可重复的粒度分布,既可用于大体积,也可用于小体积,能够方便地放大,同时提供可预测的乳液特性。