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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2018
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Rome, IT;
Annalisa Aluigi, Bologna, IT;
Greta Varchi, Zola Predosa, IT;
Giovanna Sotgiu, Ozzano dell'Emilia, IT;
Andrea Guerrini, Forli, IT;
Marco Ballestri, Bologna, IT;
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE, Rome, IT;
Abstract
A nanoparticle comprising a keratin polypeptide and at least one lipophilic active ingredient, wherein the at least one lipophilic active ingredient is non-covalently bound to the keratin polypeptide and can be e.g. a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, a nutraceutical, a cosmetic ingredients, a dye or a cosmeceutical, the keratin polypeptide being water-soluble; optionally, the nanoparticle further comprises at least one hydrophilic active ingredient non-covalently bound to the keratin polypeptide, which can be e.g. a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, a nutraceutical, a cosmetic ingredients, a dye or a cosmeceutical.