Micro and nanospheres based on natural materials

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Intellectual Property

ID:		UML 02-01
IP Type:		Licensable Technology
Title:		Micro and nanospheres based on natural materials
Inventor:		Stephen McCarthy
Summary:		Professor McCarthy’s research includes synthesizing biodegradable block copolymer-based hollow nanospheres for delivery of a wide variety of nutrients, medicines, and other chemistries including Vitamin E, anti-tumor agents, anti-inflammatory agents and insulin. Transdermal delivery of drugs and nutraceuticals has been achieved with nontoxic polysaccharide-based nanoparticles for the first time due to a simple synthetic method for producing linear amphiphilic block copolymers of polysaccharides and biodegradable polyesters. Here, the method specifically uses a natural elements having no toxicity to humans - poly(lactic acid). Encapsulation and delivery are virtually nonspecific and are applicable to a broad range of substances. Due to orders of magnitude greater efficiencies, smaller doses are required, which is particularly important for drugs of dose-dependent toxicity.
Tech Type:		Nanotechnology/NEMS
URL:		http://www.uml.edu/cvip
Contact:		Susu Wong, 978 934 4722, susu_wong@uml.edu
Organization:		University of Massachusetts Lowell

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