Modular functional peptides for delivery of nanoparticles
US8835172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/588
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A peptide directs nanoparticles (such as quantum dots) to the plasma membrane of mammalian cells. A method of delivery of a nanoparticle to a plasma membrane of a cell includes providing to the cell a nanoparticle attached to a peptide configured to direct the nanoparticle the plasma membrane, and allowing the cell to take up the nanoparticle. The nanoparticle can be a FRET donor to an organic dye.
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