Patents Assigned to Massachusetts Institute of TechnoIogy
  • Nanostructured gels capable of controlled release of entrapped agents
    Patent number: 9974859
    Abstract: Self-assembled gel compositions including a gelator, e.g., an enzyme-cleavable gelator, e.g., having a molecular weight of 2500 or less, are described. The self-assembled gel compositions can encapsulate one or more agents. Methods of making the self-assembled gel compositions, and methods of drug delivery using the self-assembled gel compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of TechnoIogy
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Karp, Praveen Kumar Vemula, Nathaniel R. Campbell, Abdullah M. Syed, Sufeng Zhang, Omid C. Farokhzad, Robert S. Langer