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US 2009/0214663 A1Published application
Virus coated nanoparticles and uses thereof
OwnerThomas B. Albrecht, Robert A. Daveyinventors
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Abstract
The present invention discloses method to coat nanoparticles with viral envelope containing specific proteins. The present invention also discloses that such viral envelope coated nanoparticles can be targeted to specific cells and cellular entry pathway, thereby permitting their use as vaccines, in targeted delivery of therapeutic products and in the study of virus adsorption, cell penetration and viral entry pathways.
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A composition, comprising:
- a biodegradable core particle having a diameter of at least 100 nm—and partial hydrophobic properties on unmodified surface of the core particle;
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- a coating comprising one or more than one viral envelope proteins.
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