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Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems

Grant US12594347B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026

Assignee

Duke University

Inventors

Parisa Yousefpour, Ashutosh Chilkoti

Abstract

Described herein are compositions that include an assembly of self-assembling conjugates. The self-assembling conjugates may include a polypeptide having a transition temperature (17) above 50° C. when the polypeptide is not attached to the conjugate, an albumin binding domain (ABD) attached to a first end of the polypeptide, and at least one molecule attached to a second end of the polypeptide through a cysteine group, wherein the molecule has an octanol-water distribution coefficient (log D) of greater than or equal to 1.5 at a pH of 7.4 when the molecule is not attached to the conjugate. Also described herein are methods of using the compositions.

CPC Classifications

A61K 47/6907 A61K 47/64 A61K 49/0041 A61K 49/0056 A61K 49/0082 A61P 35/00 C07K 2319/00 C07K 14/315

Filing Date

2019-09-06

Application No.

17272887

Claims

16