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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Medizinische Fakultät, Tübingen, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Herrmann, Groningen, NL;
Jan Willem De Vries, Groningen, NL;
Martin Stephan Spitzer, Tübingen, DE;
Sven Oliver Schnichels, Tübingen, DE;
Assignee:
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Medizinische Fakultät, Tübingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/107 (2006.01); A61K 31/557 (2006.01); A61K 31/7036 (2006.01); A61K 47/26 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/69 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/1075 (2013.01); A61K 9/0048 (2013.01); A61K 9/107 (2013.01); A61K 31/557 (2013.01); A61K 31/7036 (2013.01); A61K 47/26 (2013.01); A61K 47/6907 (2017.08);
Abstract
The invention relates to compositions and methods that utilize polymeric nanoparticles to deliver a therapeutic compound to ocular cells or ocular tissue. Provided is a drug-loaded micelle comprising self-assembled amphiphilic biopolymers, such as hydrophobically modified nucleic acids or polypeptides, for use as ophthalmic drug delivery system. Also provided are ophthalmic compositions and methods for preventing or treating an ophthalmic disease.