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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2013
Applicants:
Tao LU Lowe, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Young Shin Kim, Florence, KY (US);
Xiao Huang, Freehold, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Tao Lu Lowe, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Young Shin Kim, Florence, KY (US);
Xiao Huang, Freehold, NJ (US);
Assignee:
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/30 (2006.01); A61K 45/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/21 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/22 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); C08G 63/91 (2006.01); C08B 37/02 (2006.01); C08G 83/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/34 (2006.01); A61K 9/06 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C08L 101/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/34 (2013.01); C08B 37/0021 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); C08G 83/003 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/06 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C08L 101/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Multifunctional polymers are disclosed having a smart segment and a biodegradable segment. Advantageously, the biodegradable segment includes a hydrophilic segment and a hydrophobic segment. Embodiments include combining the multifunctional polymeric material with a biologically active substance in an aqueous loading environment and administering the composition as a drug delivery vehicle to a human subject.