Hydrogel toxin-absorbing or binding nanoparticles
US10098839B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides for compositions comprising a polymeric hydrogel impregnated with a toxin-absorbing or binding nanoparticle. The present invention also provides for the use of the above compositions for decreasing or neutralizing the effect of a toxin, or for treating or preventing an infection by a microbe that produces a toxin, in a subject. The exemplary toxin is a biological toxin such as a viral, bacterial, fungal, plant or animal toxin.
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