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Nanoparticles for the targeted treatment of infected cells

05:03 EST 21 Dec 2017 | NIH
IC: 
NCI
NIH Ref. No.: 
E-039-2012
Advantages: 
  • Novel way for multiple functionality delivery and activation
  • Enhanced chemical stability and pharmacokinetics due to the average size of nanoparticles exceeding 10nm
  • Increased specificity for selecting cells of interest  using more than one target gene
Applications: 
  • Therapeutic siRNA for cancer and viral infections 
  • Diagnostic to visualize cancerous or virus-infected cells or track delivery and effectiveness of siRNA treatment.
  • Research tool to study cancer, viral infection, or other diseases
Development Status: 

Pre-clinical (in vivo)

Updated On: 
Dec 20, 2017
Provider Classifications: 
Publications: 
Patent Application: 
61/561,257
PCT/US2012/06594
Patent Number: 
9,631,192
6,093,775
2,780,455
Licensing Contacts: 
Lead Inventor: 
Inventor IC: 
NCI
Inventor Lab URL: 
https://ccr.cancer.gov/Gene-Regulation-and-Chromosome-Biology-Laboratory/bruce-a-shapiro
Inv Is lead: 
LPM Phone: 
240-276-5515
DTDT Classification: 
Therapeutics
DTDT Description: 
Therapeutics
Pat Filing Date: 
2011-11-17T00:00:00
2012-11-19T00:00:00
Patent Issue Date: 
2017-04-25T00:00:00
2017-02-05T00:00:00
2017-07-05T00:00:00
Publication Link: 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23016824
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21229999
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22134126
Publication Caption: 
PMID 23016824
PMID 21229999
PMID 22134126
Publication Title: 

Afonin KA et al.

Grabow W et al.

Afonin KA et al.

Collaboration Sought: 
Yes
Institute or Center: 
Collaboration Opportunity: 

Licensing and research collaboration

Related Invention: 
E-038-2012
Inventor First Name: 
Bruce
Inventor Last Name: 
Shapiro

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