Abstract: Diacylglycerol PEGs (DAG-PEGs) are used remediate oil contaminations. DA-PEGs encapsulate the oil into lipsomes in an aqueous environment. The lipsomes sequester the oil from causing damage.
Abstract: Certain diacylglycerol-polyethyleneglycol (DAG-PEG) lipids are especially useful for forming thermodynamically stable liposomes. Such liposomes are useful for a variety of purposes, including the delivery of therapeutic agents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 24, 2006
Date of Patent:
May 18, 2010
Inventors:
Brian Charles Keller, Danilo Lasic, Alenka Lasic, legal representative
Abstract: A liposome suspension forms spontaneously upon adding a diacylglycerol-PEG lipid to an aqueous solution when the lipid has appropriate packing parameters and the adding occurs above the melting temperature of the lipid. Combinations of lipids may be used in the invention. The liposome suspensions are useful for a variety of purposes, including delivery of theraputic agents.