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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1998
Applicants:
D. Duke Lee, Brookline, MA (US);
Maria Aiolova, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventors:
D. Duke Lee, Brookline, MA (US);
Maria Aiolova, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Etex Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/26 (2006.01); A61K 33/42 (2006.01); A61K 51/00 (2006.01); A61M 36/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved calcium phosphate delivery vehicle or adjuvant with incorporated adjuvanticity enhancing means and methods of producing same are disclosed. The adjuvant can be fabricated to desired formulations as appropriate and based on the intended purpose. Particle sizes can be adjusted to enhance adjuvant activity. Other supplemental materials may be added as desired and in appropriate proportions to selectively elicit preferred components of the immune system and to enhance the adjuvant's effect on the host response.