HYDROPHOBIC MICROPOROUS POLYMERIC SHEETS

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
HYDROLON	PALL CORPORATION	25 Harbor Park Drive Port Washington NY 11050	hydrophobic microporous polymeric sheets, for use in the manufacture of diagnostic testing kits and strips, which are used as microbial barrier vents;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A lipid or other hydrophobic or amphiphilic compound (collectively referred to herein as "hydrophobic compounds") is integrated into a polymeric matrix for drug delivery to alter drug release kinetics. In embodiments where the drug is water soluble, the drug is released over longer periods of time as compared to release from the polymeric matrix not incorporating the hydrophobic compound into the polymeric material. In contrast to methods in which a surfactant or lipid is added as an excipient, the hydrophobic compound is actually integrated into the polymeric matrix, thereby modifying the diffusion of water into the microparticle and diffusion of solubilized drug out of the matrix. The integrated hydrophobic compound also prolongs degradation of hydrolytically unstable polymers forming the matrix, further delaying release of encapsulated drug.