Containing Drug Patents (Class 977/805)
  • Biodegradable non-woven fabric having plant virus encapsulated actives for drug delivery
    Patent number: 8535727
    Abstract: A biodegradable delivery system for actives such as pharmaceutical drugs. The delivery system includes actives infused into the capsid of a purified plant virus. The loaded capsids are embedding in electrospun biodegradable polymer fibers, forming a nonwoven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Steve A. Lommel, Sara Honarbakhsh, Ruben Carbonell, Richard H. Guenther
  • High-efficiency fusogenic vesicles, methods of producing them, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
    Patent number: 7329807
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel fusogenic vesicles as highly efficient and versatile encapsulation systems for delivering a substance of choice, such as nucleic acids, proteins, peptides, antigens, pharmaceutical drugs and cosmetic agents to cells and tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Pevion Biotech Ltd.
    Inventors: Sonia Vadrucci, Joseph Brunner, Rinaldo Zurbriggen