Loading system and method for using the same
US6495351B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/87
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A loading system for providing a cell suitable for delivery of an agent to a vertebrate, the system comprise a loading module for loading a cell with an agent; and a sensitisation module in fluid communication with the loading module, the sensitisation module for sensitising a cell to an energy field, such that said cell is induced to release the agent upon exposure to said energy field. The system can be used to transform a cell, such as a red blood cell, into a delivery vehicle for delivering a therapeutic agent and/or an imaging agent to a vertebrate, and in particular, to a mammal, such as a human being.
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