US Patent:
20120231067, Sep 13, 2012
Inventors:
Ananth Annapragada - Manvel TX, US
Indrani Dasgupta - Frederick MD, US
Eric Tanifum - Katy TX, US
Mayank Srivastava - Pearland TX, US
Mostafa Analoui - Madison CT, US
Assignee:
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM - Austin TX
SENSULIN, LLC - Oklahoma City OK
International Classification:
A61K 9/127
A61P 3/10
A61K 38/28
Abstract:
Vesicle compositions are provided that comprise a therapeutic compound. The vesicle compositions may be capable of releasing the therapeutic compound in response to the presence of an external trigger. The vesicle compositions may comprise a plurality of biocompatible vesicles. The biocompatible vesicles may comprise a therapeutic compound for treatment of a patient in need thereof, and one or more cross-linkages between two or more of the biocompatible vesicles, each cross-linkage comprising a chemical sensing moiety and a sensed moiety. In some embodiments, the therapeutic compound may be any compound that provides palliative, curative, or otherwise beneficial effects to a patent.