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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Jian Yang, State College, PA (US);
Cheng Dong, State College, PA (US);
Zhiwei Xie, State College, PA (US);
The Penn State Researh Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, methods of targeted nanoparticle and cell delivery are described herein. In some embodiments, methods described herein comprise coupling nanoparticles and cells to a carrier cell to form a nanoparticle-cell conjugate or cell-cell conjugate, disposing the nanoparticle-cell or cell-cell conjugate in a biological environment, and delivering the nanoparticles and cells to target cells or tissues located within the biological environment. The nanoparticles comprise a biodegradable photoluminescent polymer, and the nanoparticle-cell conjugate is formed using one or more click chemistry reaction products.