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US 5,151,264 AGranted
Particulate vector useful in particular for the transport of molecules with biological activity and process for its preparation
AssigneeCentre National De La Recherche Scientifique
InventorsDaniel Samain, Jean-Louis Bec, Edith Cohen, Frederique Nguyen, Marianne Peyrot
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Abstract
A particulate carrier, including a hydrophilic, non-liquid core, a first layer or ring of lipid nature bonded to the core by covalent bonds and a second layer or outer shell of amphiphilic compounds bonded to the first lipid by hydrophobic interactions.
Claims24
Particulate carrier, characterized in that it comprises:
- a hydrophilic, non-liquid core, said core having an average size of between 10 nm and 5 .mu.m;
- a first layer or ring of lipid nature bonded to the core by covalent bonds;
- a second layer or outer shell of amphiphilic compounds bonded to the first lipid layer by hydrophobic interactions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.