PARTICLES FOR CELL TARGETING

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Abstract

Provided is a composition that includes oblate spheroidal particles comprising an active agent, such as a therapeutic or imaging agent, and a method for treating or monitoring a physiological condition, such as a disease, by administering the composition to a subject in need thereof. Also provided are methods for making particles that have a volume that can enhance the particles' adhesion to a target site in a subject's body for a pre-selected shape of the particles and methods for making particles that have a shape that can enhance particles' adhesion to a target site in a subject's body for a pre-selected volume of the particles.

Classe Tecnologica

A - Human Necessities

Patent Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Numero Deposito

US2008102030

Anno Deposito

2007

Anno Concessione

2008

Inventori Pugliesi

  • Decuzzi Paolo

Tutti gli inventori

  • Paolo Decuzzi
  • Mauro Ferrari

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  • Non ci sono titolari pugliesi

Tutti i titolari

  • OHIO SATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUND
  • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS