Yale University

Jung Seok Lee

Tarek M Fahmy

Dongin Kim

John Martin

Albert Sinusas

Anthony Mathur

Philip Kong

Sean Bickerton

Michael D McHugh

Particles with a spatial and/or temporal release profile for delivery of different agents at different times to the same cells of a subject have been developed. The particles include a core polymeric particle containing a polymer and a first agent, a tethering moiety, covalent linker or covalent linkage attached to the core particle, and a tethered particle attached to the particle via the tethering moiety, covalent linker or covalent linkage and containing a second agent, where the agents are released at different times within or to the same cells. The first and second agents may be a therapeutic or prophylactic agent, such as an antigen, an immunomodulator, an anti-neoplastic agent, a hormone, an inhibitor, etc. The particles may form compositions for treating diseases with a spatial and/or temporal treatment regimen.

Particles for spatiotemporal release of agents

It has been discovered that iron-platinum ferromagnetic particles can be dispersed in a polymer and coated into or onto, or directly linked to or embedded on to, medical devices and magnetized. The magnetized devices are used to attract, capture, and/or retain magnetically labeled cells on the surface of the device in vivo. The magnetic particles have an iron/platinum core. Annealing the Fe/Pt particle is very important for introducing a L10 interior crystalline phase. The Fe:Pt molar ratio for creation of the crystal phase is important and a molar range of 1.2-3.0 Fe to Pt (molar precursors, i.e. starting compounds) is desired for magnetization. The magnetic force as a whole can be measured with a 'Super Conducting Quantum Interference Device', which is a sensitive magnetometer. The overall magnetic force is in the range from 0.1 to 2.0 Tesla.

Iron platinum particles for adherence of biologics on medical implants

Pharmaceutical composition containing poly(bile) acid (PBA) polymers for oral delivery of agent(s) show enhanced uptake by the pancreas, liver, and colon. These nanoparticles show significant retention in the pancreas and colon and are therefore useful for selective delivery. The examples demonstrate efficacy of oral administration of insulin to treat diabetes, and oral induction of tolerance by administration of insulin or ovalbumin in combination with rapamycin. Diabetic animals treated with the insulin or insulin with rapamycin showed normalization of blood glucose levels.

Polymeric bile acid nanocompositions targeting the pancreas and colon

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