| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/US92/09273 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 1, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 1, 1994 PCT Filed Nov. 4, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/12770 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 8, 1993.High strength, high porosity delivery devices have a shaped surface and disintegrate quickly in an aqueous medium. The devices can be prepared by disposing a formulation in a die to form a frozen predevice. A second die is contacted with the frozen formulation surface at a pressure and temperature for a time sufficient to locally momentarily liquify and shape the device surface. The shaping is followed by lyophilization. |