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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Thomas H. Fischer, Hillsborough, NC (US);
E. Stan Eskridge, Jr., Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Timothy C. Nichols, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Caterina Maria Gallippi, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas H. Fischer, Hillsborough, NC (US);
E. Stan Eskridge, Jr., Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Timothy C. Nichols, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Caterina Maria Gallippi, Cary, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to platelets containing micron or nanometer size particles wherein the micron or nanometer sized particles comprises an active agent. The invention is also directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the above platelets. The invention is further directed to methods of delivering the micron or nanometer size particles containing an active agent to a site of interest in a patient.