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Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2011
Applicants:

Thierry Bettinger, Peillonnex, FR;

Feng Yan, Grand-Lancy, CH;

Sophie Mehier-humbert, Cruseilles, FR;

Peter Frinking, Geneva, CH;

Inventors:

Thierry Bettinger, Peillonnex, FR;

Feng Yan, Grand-Lancy, CH;

Sophie Mehier-Humbert, Cruseilles, FR;

Peter Frinking, Geneva, CH;

Assignee:

BRACCO SUISSE S.A., Manno, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 41/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0009 (2013.01); A61K 41/0028 (2013.01); A61K 47/48869 (2013.01); A61K 48/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract

Composition comprising gas filled microcapsules and a bioactive agent, useful for an ultrasound-mediated delivery of said bioactive agent. The microcapsules comprise a relatively stiff shell of polymeric or lipid material and have in particular a resistance to a mechanical index of at least 0.15, while the bioactive agent is substantially unbound to the shell of the microcapsules. The composition of the invention is particularly suitable for effectively delivering a genetic material into a cell, upon exposure of the composition to a level of acoustic pressure capable of destroying a portion of the microcapsules and releasing the gas contained therein.


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