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Cholesterol Analogues Incorporated Into LNPs For Enhanced mRNA Delivery
Hydroxycholesterols are used to formulate lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for enhanced mRNA delivery into T cells. Problem: In recent times, the delivery of mRNA has become a major focus for therapeutics. Intracellular delivery is the major challenge. Intracellular delivery requires ionizable lipids for mRNA delivery. In addition to this, these constituents...
Published: 2/6/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Margaret Billingsley, Savan Patel, Xuexiang Han, Hanwen Zhang
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Cell Therapy, Drug Delivery, Gene Editing, Gene Therapy, Genetic Disorders, Immunology, Immunoncology, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, Nanotechnology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Ligand-Tethered Lipid Nanoparticles for Targeted RNA Delivery to Treat Liver Fibrosis
A new class of anisimide-functionalized lipids that enables targeted delivery of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to activated fibroblasts in the liver. Problem: Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have been successfully used in FDA-approved therapies to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) and small interfering RNA (siRNA) . One of the biggest challenge in developing...
Published: 2/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Xuexiang Han
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Gene Editing, Gene Therapy, Genetic Disorders, Immunology, Immunoncology, Platform Technology, Regenerative Medicine
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Vaccines
Double-Negative-Index Ceramic Aerogels For Thermal Superinsulation
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel ceramic aerogel material that has robust mechanical and thermal stability under extreme conditions. Background: Thermal insulation used in industries like aerospace and thermal power fields requires resistance to...
Published: 2/15/2024   |   Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Xiang Xu
Keywords(s): Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals, Structures
Category(s): Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals