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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Hollow biodegradable nanospheres and nanoshells for delivery of therapeutic and/or imaging molecules
Applicant:
National University of Ireland, Galway (Nuig), Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Abhay Pandit, Galway, IE;
Gildas Rethore, Nantes, FR;
Hemantkumar Naik, Yellapur, IN;
Yvonne Lang, Sligo Town, IE;
David Finn, Oranmore, IE;
Assignee:
National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, IE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polymeric hollow nanoshell or nanosphere for release of an agent is described, wherein the hollow nanosphere comprises at least one biodegradable polymer, characterised in that the polymer is cross-linked. The biodegradable mono-disperse nanospheres described are suitable for use as carriers of biomolecules, therapeutic agents and/or imaging agents.