Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
8-19-2014
Abstract
Methods and compositions for the controlled release of a drug or agent from a liposome using light or radiation are disclosed. Compositions comprising liposomes having a lipid layer, wherein the liposomes contain an agent, an enzyme capable of releasing the agent from the liposome, and an enzyme activator sequestered by a molecular cage are also disclosed, in addition to methods of delivering an agent to a target in a subject.
Department
Biological Sciences; Physics
Patent Number
US8808733
Application Number
US20120041357
Application Published
2-16-2012
Application Filed
3-31-2010
Assignee
Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR)
Recommended Citation
Fologea, Daniel; Salamo, Greg J.; Henry, Ralph; Borrelli, Michael J.; and Corry, Peter M., "Method of controlled drug release from a liposome carrier" (2014). Patents Granted. 21.
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/pat/21
Comments
Daniel Fologea, Department of Physics; Greg J. Salamo, Department of Physics; Ralph Henry, Department of Biological Sciences