Abstract: The present invention provides a trialkoxysilane having structure I wherein R1 is independently at each occurrence a C1-C3 alkyl group; R3 is independently at each occurrence a hydrogen or a C1-C3 alkyl group; R4 is a C1-C5 aliphatic radical, a C7-C12 aromatic radical, or a C5-C10 cycloaliphatic group; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; q is 1, 2 or 3; t is 0, 1 or 2; and X? represents a charge balancing counterion. The trialkoxysilanes are useful for the preparation of nanoparticulate diagnostic imaging agent compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 23, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 2, 2014
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Peter John Bonitatibus, Jr., Matthew David Butts, Robert Edgar Colborn, Andrew Soliz Torres
Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of membranes. In particular, the present invention relates to a composition comprising bodies surrounded by a membrane. The composition are for example edible compositions. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a composition containing an oily fraction, a hydrophilic fraction, and at least one body, wherein the body comprises a shell comprising several molecular layers of chitosan and at least one lipidic phosphatidic acid surfactant; and a content comprising an internal phase containing a hydrophilic component and/or a hydrophobic component. The Composition may be used to protect a food product or to deliver specific properties to a product, for example.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 17, 2011
Date of Patent:
June 17, 2014
Assignee:
Nestec S.A.
Inventors:
Zeynel Deniz Gunes, Matthieu Pouzot, Raffaele Mezzenga, David Labbe