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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
University of Houston, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 4/04 (2006.01); A61K 9/127 (2006.01); A61K 47/48 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); C08F 30/02 (2006.01); B01J 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 4/04 (2013.01); A61K 9/1271 (2013.01); A61K 9/1277 (2013.01); A61K 47/48815 (2013.01); A61K 49/0002 (2013.01); A61K 49/0021 (2013.01); A61K 49/0043 (2013.01); A61K 49/0084 (2013.01); B01J 31/1815 (2013.01); C08F 30/02 (2013.01); B01J 2231/44 (2013.01); B01J 2531/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for making and using multifunctional polymerized liposomes finding relevant application in medical sciences, particularly in bioimaging, diagnostics, drug delivery, and drug formulation. The compositions and methods involve lipids that are both polymerizable and have a 'clickable' group that provides the ability to functionalize via a click reaction with various functional moieties useful for the above-listed applications.