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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2009
Jinjun Shi, Boston, MA (US);
Frank Alexis, Greenville, SC (US);
Matteo Iannacone, Boston, MA (US);
Elliott Ashley Moseman, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Pamela Basto, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert S. Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Omid C. Farokhzad, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Ulrich Von Andrian, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Elena Tonti, Riccione, IT;
Jinjun Shi, Boston, MA (US);
Frank Alexis, Greenville, SC (US);
Matteo Iannacone, Boston, MA (US);
Elliott Ashley Moseman, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Pamela Basto, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert S. Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Omid C. Farokhzad, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Ulrich von Andrian, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Elena Tonti, Riccione, IT;
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions and systems for delivery of nanocarriers to cells of the immune system. The invention provides nanocarriers capable of stimulating an immune response in T cells and/or in B cells. The invention provides nanocarriers that comprise an immunofeature surface. The nanocarriers are capable of targeting antigen presenting cells when administered to a subject. The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising nanocarriers. The present invention provides methods of designing, manufacturing, and using nanocarriers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.