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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Universidad Del País Vasco, Vizcaya, ES;
Aleksandr Noy, San Carlos, CA (US);
Jia Geng, Henan, CN;
Jianfei Zhang, Merced, CA (US);
Vadim Frolov, Vizcaya, ES;
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAÍS VASCO, Vizcaya, ES;
Abstract
Provided herein is a nanopore structure, which in one aspect is a 'carbon nanotube porin', that comprises a short nanotube with an associated lipid coating. Also disclosed are compositions and methods enabling the preparation of such nanotube/lipid complexes. Further disclosed is a method for therapeutics delivery that involves a drug delivery agent comprising a liposome with a NT loaded with a therapeutic agent, introducing the therapeutic agent into a cell or a tissue or an organism; and subsequent release of the therapeutic agents into a cell.