Abstract: Nanoparticles containing at least one active ingredient including at least one polymer, preferably a poly(alkylcyanoacrylate), in which the alkyl group, linear or branched, contains from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and of at least one compound able to complex said active ingredient. The invention also concerns the method for preparing these nanoparticles.

Abstract: A nanoparticulate system prepared by: 1) preparing a liquid phase essentially consisting of a solution of cyclodextrin modified by acyl groups in an organic solvent or solvent mixture, an active molecule being optionally added thereto; 2) preparing a second liquid phase essentially consisting of water or an aqueous mixture optionally containing one or more surfactants, and optionally having an active molecule added thereto; and 3) gently stirring one of the liquid phases resulting from 1) or 2) into the other in order to obtain, almost instantaneously, a colloidal solution of modified cyclodextrin nanospheres. If required, all or part of the solvent and all or part of the water may be removed. The system may be used as a carrier for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemicals, etc.

Abstract: A process for the production of multiple w/o/w emulsions in whicha) a mixture of an oil and a lipophilic emulsifier I comprising glycerol and/or oligoglycerol or polyglycerol fatty acid esters is initially processed with intensive shearing to form a w/o pre-emulsion A, andb) the w/o pre-emulsion A is then further treated with an aqueous emulsifier II comprising adducts of ethylene oxide with fatty alcohols and/or sterols and, optionally, fatty alcohols, wherein the treatment is accompanied by gentle shearing;and to the resulting multiple w/o/w emulsions and their use in the preparation of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.

Abstract: In the method for combining with liposomes heterogeneous substances contained in a mixture, in particular, allergenic substances such as allergens and/or allergenic extracts, contained in an allergenic preparation, by adsorption on the surface of, and/or incorporation in, liposomes which comprise cholesterol, a phospholipid and/or at least one ionic lipid which gives the liposome a positive or negative charge, the liposome or its constituents are combined with the mixture of heterogeneous substances, the pH of the entire combination being higher or lower than the isoelectric point ip of the substances contained in the mixture, depending on whether the ionic lipid is charged positively or negatively respectively.

Abstract: Dispersible colloidal systems of amphiphilic lipids in the form of oligolamellar liposomes of submicron dimensions are prepared by combining a first liquid phase consisting essentially of a solution of the lipids with a greater amount of a second liquid phase consisting essentially of water. The solvent for the first liquid phase is miscible in all proportions with water. If desired, the first liquid phase may also contain a substance A in solution therewith, such as cholesterol. An additional substance B, which is a biologically active substance, may be present in the first phase if it is lipophilic, and in the second phase if it is hydrophilic.

Abstract: The Process according to the invention comprises:(1) the preparation of a liquid phase consisting essentially of a solution of the substance in a solvent or in a mixture of solvents to which may be added one or more surfactants,(2) the preparation of a second liquid phase consisting essentially of a non-solvent of a mixture of non-solvents for the substance and to which may be added one or more surfactants, the non-solvent or the mixture of non-solvents for the substance being miscible in all proportions with the solvent or the mixture of solvents for the substance,(3) the addition of one of the liquid phases prepared in (1) or (2) to the other with moderate stirring so as to produce a colloidal suspension of nanoparticles of the substance and,(4) if desired, the removal of all or part of the solvent or the mixture of solvents for the substance and of the non-solvent or the mixture of non-solvents for the substance so as to produce a colloidal suspension of nanoparticles of the desired concentration or to pro

Abstract: The process according to the invention comprises: (1) the preparation of a liquid phase consisting essentially of a solution of the substance in a solvent or in a mixture of solvents to which may be added one or more surfactants, (2) the preparation of a second liquid phase consisting essentially of a non-solvent or a mixture of non-solvents for the substance and to which may be added one or more surfactants, the non-solvent or the mixture of non-solvents for the substance being miscible in all proportions with the solvent or the mixture of solvents for the substance, (3) the addition of one of the liquid phases prepared in (1) or (2) to the other with moderate stirring so as to produce a colloidal suspension of nanoparticles of the substance, and (4) is desired, the removal of all or part of the solvent or the mixture of solvents for the substance and of the non-solvent or the mixture of non-solvents for the substance so as to produce a colloidal suspension of nanoparticles of the desired concentration or to

Abstract: The process according to the invention comprises:(1) the preparation of a liquid phase consisting essentially of a solution of a substance A in a solvent or in a mixture of solvents, and containing the substance B in solution or as a dispersion,(2) the preparation of a second liquid phase consisting essentially of a non-solvent or a mixture of non-solvents for the substances A and B, and supplemented with one or more surfactants, the solvent or mixture of solvents of the first phase being miscible in all proportions with the non-solvent or mixture of non-solvents of the second phase,(3) the addition of the first phase to the second phase with moderate agitation so as to produce a colloidal suspension of nanocapsules, the wall of which is constituted by the substance A and the core by the substance B,(4) if desired, the removal of all or part of the solvent or the mixture of solvents and of the non-solvent or the mixture of non-solvents so as to produce a colloidal suspension of nanocapsules of the desired con

Abstract: New artificial surfactants composed of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, distearoylphosphatidylcholine and soya lecithin and pharmaceutical compositions containing them, which can be used to replace deficient endogenous pulmonary surfactant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to biodegradable microcapsules based on serum albumin, the preparation thereof and the application thereof to the release of drugs in situ.A feature of the microcapsules according to the present invention is that their wall consists of serum albumin, a portion of which is crosslinked by interfacial polymerization with the aid of an acylating bifunctional reagent, and the other, non-crosslinked portion of which is denatured by means of an alcohol.