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Title	New Reverse Enteric Polymer (NREP)/Taste masking in drugs
Knowhow is available for	A polymer that can be used in drug formulations for taste masking and custom release purposes.
Summary	A polymer (New Reverse Enteric Polymer (NREP)), which can be used in drug formulations, This polymer is: -responsive to changes in pH -hydrophobic, insoluble in water -can be used for taste-masking of drugs -can be used in drug formulations - designing custom release profiles
Advantages	-Alternative Eudragit E (which is a proprietary) carrier material. -More versatile that Eudragit E
Knowhow is listed under following categories
Knowhow from	CSIR-NCL, Pune
Scientific/ engineering subject areas	Chemical sciences & engineering
Investor interest categories	Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies ; Materials Technology including Nanotechnology
Industries	Pharmaceuticals, Bulk Drugs, Formulations ; Medical Biotechnology, Biomed Products, Medical Healthcare, Diagnostics Polymers, Plastics, Elastomers, Fibers, Adhesives, Paints, Specialty Polymers, Natural Polymers, Fibers and Leather
Customer categories and nature of business	Businesses and other industries (B2B) ; Others
Technology readiness levels	TRL B: Proof-of-concept demonstrated in lab scale
Year of development	2003
Whether patents are part of this offering ?	Yes
Related documents:
Published Patents	US 7294347   US 7531612   US 20050136114   US 7282218   US 20060141053
Publications	Blends of Reverse Enteric Polymer with Enteric and pH independent Polymers: Mechanistic Investigations for Tailoring Drug Release, Biomacromolecules, 8, 240-251, 2007   Designing a Self Associated Cationic Polymer for Enhanced Compatibility, Palatability and Gastric Release of Cefuroxime axetil Biomacromolecules, 8, 532-542, 2007   Mechanistic Investigations of Phase Behavior in Eudragit® E Blends International Journal of Pharmaceutics (ASAP Articles) May 2007
PhD Theses	Thesis titled "Enhancing Bioavailability Of Drugs" by A.P. Menjoge, available in NCL intranet website; Can be provided on request
Write- ups and marketing documents	http://www.nclinnovations.org/pdfs/available_knowhow/NREP_Presentation.pdf
Database reference
Database record number	20130314025625
Date of upload	14 / Mar / 2013
Date of update	25 / Jul / 2013
URL to site when communicating about this knowhow	http://nclinnovations.org/khdb/viewrecord.php?recordno=20130314025625
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