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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2016
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Leaf Huang, Durham, NC (US);
Yi Zhao, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Shutao Guo, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Kai Shi, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are polymers comprising Metformin residues ('PolyMet') as useful therapeutic agents, delivery vehicles and transfection agents for nucleotides. Also provided herein are methods for the treatment of a disease or an unwanted condition in a subject, wherein the methods comprise administering PolyMet as a therapeutic agent to combat the disease or condition. Also provided herein are methods for the treatment of a disease or an unwanted condition in a subject, wherein the methods comprise administering a therapeutic agent in a delivery vehicle that comprises PolyMet. Further provided herein are methods for making PolyMet.