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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Chad A. Mirkin, Wilmette, IL (US);
Kaylie L. Young, Endicott, NY (US);
Alexander Wesley Scott, Aldie, VA (US);
Liangliang Hao, Evanston, IL (US);
Sarah Mirkin, Wilmette, IL (US);
Assignee:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/85 (2006.01); B82Y 5/00 (2011.01); C12N 15/87 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/85 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2991 (2015.01); C12N 15/87 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are silica shell particles modified on their surface with biomolecules, methods of making these particles, and methods of using these particles, e.g., in transfection methods, methods of inhibiting gene expression, and methods of delivering a therapeutic.