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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Dong Wang, Omaha, NE (US);
Xin-ming Liu, Omaha, NE (US);
Inventors:
Dong Wang, Omaha, NE (US);
Xin-Ming Liu, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/48 (2006.01); A61K 9/127 (2006.01); A61K 31/431 (2006.01); A61K 33/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/48815 (2013.01); A61K 9/1271 (2013.01); A61K 9/1272 (2013.01); A61K 31/431 (2013.01); A61K 33/16 (2013.01); A61K 47/48084 (2013.01);
Abstract
Drug carriers, methods of synthesizing, and methods of use thereof are provided. The drug carriers are liposomes comprising at least one functionalized cholesterol of the formula: Chol-X-T, wherein X is a linker domain, T is at least one targeting moiety which binds hard tissue and/or medical implants, and Chol is cholesterol or a derivative or analog thereof. The liposomes may encapsulate at least one therapeutic agent for the treatment of an oral disease or disorder.