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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ijeoma Florence Uchegbu, Glasgow, GB;
Assignee:
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/127 ; C08G 6/948 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/127 ; C08G 6/948 ;
Abstract
There is provided polymeric vesicles formed from polyamino acid derivatives for use in the delivery of therapeutic agents. The polyamino acid is modified so as to bear at least one hydrophilic group and at least one hydrophobic group. Vesicle formation is then induced in the presence of cholesterol. The vesicles are suited for entrapment or conjugation of pharmaceutically active agents, in particular nucleic acids.