Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transmembrane pH-gradient polymersomes for the quantification of ammonia in body fluids
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Application No.: US16645763Application Date: 2018-09-10
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Publication No.: US11713376B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Jean-Christophe Leroux , Simon Matoori , Olha Voznyuk Wuerthinger
- Applicant: ETH ZURICH
- Applicant Address: CH Zurich
- Assignee: ETH ZURICH
- Current Assignee: ETH ZURICH
- Current Assignee Address: CH Zurich
- Agency: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/056887 2018.09.10
- International Announcement: WO2019/053578A 2019.03.21
- Date entered country: 2020-03-09
- Main IPC: C08G81/02
- IPC: C08G81/02 ; B01J13/08 ; C08K5/19 ; C08K5/353 ; C08K5/42 ; G01N33/84 ; G01N33/68 ; B01J13/12 ; C09K11/06 ; A61K9/127

Abstract:
The present invention provides polymersomes comprising amphiphilic block-copolymers and their use to quantify ammonia in samples (e.g., body fluid samples). More particularly, it provides a polymersome comprising (a) a membrane, which comprises a block copolymer of poly(styrene) (PS) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), wherein the PS/PEO molecular weight ratio is higher than 1.0 and lower than 4.0; and (b) a core which encloses an acid and at least one pH-sensitive dye. Compositions, strips and kits comprising the polymersomes are also provided along with methods of quantifying ammonia in a sample using the polymersomes, compositions and kit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200283583A1 TRANSMEMBRANE PH-GRADIENT POLYMERSOMES FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF AMMONIA IN BODY FLUIDS Public/Granted day:2020-09-10
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