METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED MATTER CONTAINING STARCH, HOMOGENIZED MATERIAL CONTAINING STARCH, AND SOFT CAPSULE MANUFACTURING DEVICE

• Main Authors: BROCKER ERICH, TOMKA IVAN, ENGEL W DIETER, MENARD RICO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.07.2007
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; BABY COMFORTERS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medically useful capsule containing no including gelatin. SOLUTION: Starch-containing matter is processed into homogenized material in a first processor, and then into thermoplastic material in a second processor to be an extrusion-molded film at the outlet of the second processor. Then, in an intermittent molding method, it is formed into be the capsule. Obtained material has at least 40ml/g in the Staudinger index, so that at least 100% rupture point distortion of extruded material is assured at encapsulation temperature. In particular, a soft capsule including a singular constitution capsule cover can be produced of this material in a rotary die method. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT