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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Masssachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steven A. Castleberry, Cambridge, MA (US);
Paula T. Hammond, Newton, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides, among other things, multilayer film coating compositions, coated substrates and methods thereof. In some embodiments, a structure includes a substrate; and a multilayer film coated on the substrate, wherein adjacent layers of the multilayer film are associated with one another via one or more non-covalent interactions, wherein the multilayer film comprises a first nucleic acid agent present at a loading density, and further wherein the multilayer film is characterized in that, when the structure is placed on a subject so that the multilayer film contacts cells, the first nucleic acid agent is released with a profile characterized by a feature selected from the group consisting of 1) being a burst-free release; 2) being a sustained release; and 3) exhibiting in vitro and/or in vivo biological effectiveness.