Polymeric Nano-Carriers with a Linear Dual Response Mechanism to Detect Disease
- Technology Benefits
- Potential advantages from molecular engineering linear dual-response mechanisms in the backbone of polymeric nanoparticles include enhanced stability and prolonged shelf life, while also increasing the response sensitivity and efficacy of targeted delivery to diseased environments. In addition, this polymeric nano-carrier technology may reduce overall toxicity by decomposing into easily excretable fragments.
- Detailed Technology Description
- Researchers from UC San Diego have designed ‘smart’ or ‘sensing’ nanoprobes (polymeric nano-carriers) responsive to pH and hydrogen peroxide stimuli, useful for amplifying contrast activation. Specifically, this technology comprises research designs and methods to deactivate and reactivate the contrast signal of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents and near infrared (NIR) contrast agents by the use of encapsulated dual response nano-carriers.
- Supplementary Information
- Patent Number: US8758778B2
Application Number: US13234969A
Inventor: Almutairi, Adah | Sankaranarayanan, Jagadis | Mahmoud, Enas | Schopf, Eric
Priority Date: 16 Sep 2010
Priority Number: US8758778B2
Application Date: 16 Sep 2011
Publication Date: 24 Jun 2014
IPC Current: A61K000900 | A61B0005055 | A61K003800
US Class: 424400 | 4240093 | 42400936 | 5140011
Assignee Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
Title: Polymeric nano-carriers with a linear dual response mechanism and uses thereof
Usefulness: Polymeric nano-carriers with a linear dual response mechanism and uses thereof
Summary: The compositions is useful for delivering a payload (protein or DNA) to a tissue, (claimed) within the patient by responding to lower pH and/or reactive oxygen species at localities within the patient by nano-carriers.
Novelty: Composition useful for delivering payloads to e.g. specific areas or organs within patient, comprises logic gate nano-carrier having polymer comprising response element that responds to lower pH or reactive oxygen species
- Industry
- Biomedical
- Sub Category
- DNA/Gene Engineering
- Application No.
- 8758778
- Others
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Tech ID/UC Case
21771/2010-189-0
Related Cases
2010-189-0
- *Abstract
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The rapid progress of nanotechnology in the past decade has fueled a growing interest in polymeric biomaterials that can be remotely disassembled in a controlled fashion upon an external stimulus but otherwise stable under physiological conditions. Various internal and external stimuli, such as pH are being explored.
Tissue homeostasis of pH, enzymes, reactive oxygen species and transition metals are highly regulated processes that are altered in pathological states. Mildly acidic pH and mildly oxidative environments are common in metabolic disorders such as cancer. pH-activation has long been a useful tool for differentiating between healthy and disease-state tissue in the pharmaceutical industry. Active targeting exploits atypical extra and intra cellular microenvironments and other physiological characteristics to distinguish between targeted and untargeted tissue.
- *IP Issue Date
- Jun 24, 2014
- *Principal Investigator
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Name: Adah Almutairi
Department:
Name: Enas Mahmoud
Department:
Name: Jagadis Sankaranarayanan
Department:
Name: Eric Schopf
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- Country/Region
- USA
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