Patents by Inventor Nicoletta Quattrocchi

Nicoletta Quattrocchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • THERANOSTIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH MODIFIED SURFACES
    Publication number: 20130071329
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to therapeutic compositions and delivery systems comprising at least one microparticle or nanoparticle. In various embodiments, the surface of the microparticle or nanoparticle is modified or functionalized with at least a portion of an isolated cellular membrane, such as an isolated plasma membrane. In addition, the microparticle or nanoparticle contains at least one active agent, such as a therapeutic and/or imaging agent. In additional embodiments, the compositions and delivery systems of the present invention may be used for targeted delivery of an active agent. Also provided are methods of making the therapeutic compositions and delivery systems of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Mauro Ferrari, Ennio Tasciotti, Nicoletta Quattrocchi