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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2007
Nadya I. Tarasova, Frederick, MD (US);
Sergey G. Tarasov, Frederick, MD (US);
Christopher J. Michejda, North Potomac, MD (US);
Maria J. Michejda, North Potomac, MD (US);
Nadya I. Tarasova, Frederick, MD (US);
Sergey G. Tarasov, Frederick, MD (US);
Christopher J. Michejda, North Potomac, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method of handling a hydrophobic agent, which method comprises (a) combining in an aqueous solution (i) a hydrophobic agent and (ii) an isolated peptide that is a structural analog of a transmembrane domain of an integral membrane protein, wherein one terminus of the peptide has one or more negatively charged residues, and (b) allowing the peptide to self-assemble into nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles comprise the hydrophobic agent.