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US 8,557,292 B2Granted
Carrier nanoparticles and related compositions, methods and systems
AssigneeCalifornia Institute of Technology
InventorsMark E. Davis, Akinleye Alabi
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Abstract
Carrier nanoparticles comprising a polymer containing a polyol coupled to a polymer containing a boronic acid, configured to present the polymer containing a boronic acid to an environment external to the nanoparticle and related compositions, methods and systems.
Claims38
A nanoparticle comprising a polymer containing a polyol and a polymer containing a boronic acid,
- wherein the polymer containing a boronic acid is coupled to the polymer containing a polyol with a reversible covalent linkage, and
- wherein the nanoparticle is configured to present the polymer containing a boronic acid to an environment external to the nanoparticle.
A method to prepare a nanoparticle comprising a polymer containing a polyol and a polymer containing a boronic acid, the method comprising
- contacting the polymer containing a polyol with the polymer containing a boronic acid for a time and under condition to allow coupling of the polymer containing a polyol with the polymer containing a boronic acid.
A polymer containing a polyol having
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.