MULTI-FUNCTIONAL IONIC LIQUID COMPOSITIONS FOR OVERCOMING POLYMORPHISM AND IMPARTING IMPROVED PROPERTIES FOR ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL, BIOLOGICAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND ENERGETIC INGREDIENTS

• Main Authors: HOUGH, WHITNEY L, SMIGLAK, MARCIN, DAVIS, JAMES HILLARD, JR, PERNAK, JULIUSZ, SPEAR, SCOTT K, DALY, DANIEL T, SWATLOSKI, RICHARD P, ROGERS, ROBIN D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 19.04.2007
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; FISHING; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRAPPING

Disclosed are ionic liquids and methods of preparing ionic liquid compositions of active pharmaceutical, biological, nutritional, and energetic ingredients. Also disclosed are methods of using the compositions described herein to overcome polymorphism, overcome solubility and delivery problems, to control release rates, add functionality, enhance efficacy (synergy), and improve ease of use and manufacture.