Container Comprising Nicotine and the Use and Manufacture Thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container comprising nicotine to be inhaled, which is able to retain and release nicotine, and which comprises a shaped mass of fibers and/or filaments. Further, the present invention relates to the use of said container in an inhaling device for obtaining a quick and/or complete reduction of the urge to smoke or use of tobacco and/or for providing a sense of smoking satisfaction without smoking and to the use of said container in smoking cessation therapy.

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       27 . A container for delivering nicotine to a subject by inhalation without smoking or combustion of tobacco comprising a shaped mass, said shaped mass comprising a mixture of sintered fibrous and/or filamentous polyethylene and non-fibrous polyethylene; and nicotine releasably retained in said shaped mass, wherein the container has a flow resistance of gas being lower than the equivalent of about 1.0 kPa at a gas flow rate of about 1000 ml/min, and wherein the container is encapsulated with a nicotine-impermeable polymer. 
   
   
       28 . The container according to  claim 27 , wherein said container has a flow resistance of gas being lower than the equivalent of about 0.6 kPa at a gas flow rate of about 1000 ml/min. 
   
   
       29 . The container according to  claim 27 , wherein said container has a flow resistance of gas being lower than the equivalent of about 0.3 kPa at a gas flow rate of about 1000 ml/min. 
   
   
       30 . The container according to  claim 27 , wherein said nicotine is retained by means selected from the group consisting of chemical binding, adsorption, absorption or mixtures thereof, and released by breaking these mechanisms. 
   
   
       31 . The container according to  claim 27 , wherein said polymeric material comprises polyethylene terephtalate. 
   
   
       32 . The container according to  claim 27 , wherein fibrous or filamentous polyethylene is produced by spinning and/or extrusion.