Ionic polymers as toxin-binding agents
US6692732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for treating pathogenic toxins in a mammal, such as a human, comprising treating the mammal with a therapeutically effective amount of a polymer comprising a cationic group attached to the polymer backbone. The polymer can be a homopolymer or a copolymer. In one embodiment, the polymer is a copolymer comprising a monomer having a pendant ammonium group and a hydrophobic monomer.
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