Lipid Nano- and Microparticles: An Overview of Patent-Related Research

Figure 3

Scheme of the apparatus for producing SLN via the GAMA process. Pump (2), supercritical CO₂ supplier (3), melting chamber (4), 100 mm diameter nozzle (5), air supplier (7), pressure reducer (8), mixing device (10, 11), electrical resistances (12, 15, 16, 18, and 23), heating system (14), precipitation vessel (19), filter (20), compressor for tangential air flux (21), spraying pump (22), on–off valves (50, 50^I), pressure indicator (PI), temperature indicator (TI), and temperature controller (TC) [30].