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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence T Boni, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Andrew S Janoff, Yardley, PA (US);
Sharma R Minchey, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Walter R Perkins, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Christine E Swenson, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Patrick L Ahl, Princeton, NJ (US);
Thomas S Davis, Valhalla, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Liposome Company, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; B01J / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-94 ; 424450 ; 264-41 ; 264-43 ; 264-432 ; 4284022 ; 42840224 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a composition containing a sized liposome comprising a lipid and an inducer; the sized liposome has a diameter of at most about 1 micron and the inducer is present in an amount effective to induce interdigitation-fusion of the sized liposome. Also provided herein are interdigitation-fusion liposomes and gels, and methods of making the same.