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Synthetic biological membrane with self organizing properties

US6537575B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 2000
Grant dateMar 25, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/907
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A mixture is provided which manifests a gel phase at a temperature higher than that in which the mixture manifests a liquid phase. The mixture is a combination of a lipid, a polymer-grafted phospholipid and a surfactant. It is biomimetic in nature and changes phases when subjected to one or a plurality of environmental stimuli.

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