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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
The Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Mauro Ferrari, Houston, TX (US);
Ennio Tasciotti, Houston, TX (US);
Jason Sakamoto, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
The Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
Multistage delivery vehicles are disclosed which include a first stage particle and a second stage particle. The first stage particle is a micro or nanoparticle that contains the second stage particle. The second stage particle includes an active agent, such as a therapeutic agent or an imaging agent. The multistage delivery vehicle allows sequential overcoming or bypassing of biological barriers. The multistage delivery vehicle is administered as a part of a composition that includes a plurality of the vehicles. Methods of making the multistage delivery vehicles are also provided.