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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Adam W. York, Princeton, NJ (US);
Prabhas V. Moghe, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Kathryn E. Uhrich, Plainfield, NJ (US);
Robert Prud'homme, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Adam W. York, Princeton, NJ (US);
Prabhas V. Moghe, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Kathryn E. Uhrich, Plainfield, NJ (US);
Robert Prud'homme, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to nanoparticle compositions and treatment of cardiovascular disease using nanoparticles to target Class A and B scavenger receptors. This invention further relates to methods of detecting cells that express scavenger receptors, detecting atherosclerotic lesions, and targeting bioactive amphiphilic macromolecules to cells that express scavenger receptors.