Loading and conjugating cavity biostructures
OwnerJames F. Hainfeldinventor
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Abstract
Methods for the preparation and use of a biological delivery system are disclosed. The method of preparation includes the loading of a non-biological material into a biostructure having a load-bearing structure. The method also includes the removal of some of the biostructure's contents and the loading of a non-biological material into the biostructure. The biostructure is biologically compatible with the host, and preferably is derived from the host, the host's species or a related species. The loaded biostructure is used directly, or it can be targeted to specific cells, tissues and/or organs within a host. The targeted biostructure can be used to deliver the non-biological material to a specified tissue, organ or cell within a host for diagnostic, therapeutic or other purposes.
Claims8
A method for treating a host by providing a delivery system to said host, said delivery system comprising apoferritin, said apoferritin having a load-bearing structure which is biologically compatible with said host, said load-bearing structure containing a therapeutically effective quantity of uranium-235.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.