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Compositions and methods for modified dendrimer nanoparticle (“MDNP”) delivery of therapeutic, prophylactic and/or diagnostic agent such as large repRNA molecules to the cells of a subject have been developed. MDNPs efficiently drive proliferation of antigen-specific T cells against intracellular antigen, and potentiate antigen-specific antibody responses. MDNPs can be multiplexed to deliver two or more different repRNAs to modify expression kinetics of encoded antigens and to simultaneous deliver repRNAs and mRNAs including the same UTR elements that promote expression of encoded antigens.
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Aminoalcohol lipidoids are prepared by reacting an amine with an epoxide-terminated compound are described. Methods of preparing aminoalcohol lipidoids from commercially available starting materials are also provided. Aminoalcohol lipidoids may be prepared from racemic or stereochemically pure epoxides. Aminoalcohol lipidoids or salts forms thereof are preferably biodegradable and biocompatible and may be used in a variety of drug delivery systems. Given the amino moiety of these aminoalcohol lipidoid compounds, they are particularly suited for the delivery of polynucleotides. Complexes, micelles, liposomes or particles containing the inventive lipidoids and polynucleotide have been prepared. The inventive lipidoids may also be used in preparing microparticles for drug delivery. They are particularly useful in delivering labile agents given their ability to buffer the pH of their surroundings.
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α-Aminoamidine polymers and methods of preparing a-aminoamidine polymers by reacting by reacting one or more amines with one or more isocyanides and one or more aldehydes are described. Methods of preparing a-aminoamidine polymers from commercially available starting materials are also provided, wherein the starting materials are racemic or stereochemically pure. a-Aminoamidine polymers or salt forms thereof are preferably biodegradable and biocompatible and may be used in a variety of drug delivery systems and for other purposes as well such as, for example, coatings, additives, excipients, plastics, and materials, etc. Given the amino moiety of these α-aminoamidine polymers, they are particularly suited for the delivery of polynucleotides. Complexes, micelles, liposomes or particles containing the inventive α-aminoamidine polymers and polynucleotides can be prepared. The inventive α-aminoamidine polymers may also be used in preparing microparticles for drug delivery. They are particularly useful in delivering labile agents given their ability to buffer the pH of their surroundings.
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A population of embryonic epithelial cells produced in vitro from embryonic stem cells. In one embodiment, at least 45% of the cells express cytokeratin, for example, cytokeratin-7. A method of screening cell-polymer interactions. The method includes depositing monomers as a plurality of discrete elements on a substrate, causing the deposited monomers to polymerize, thereby creating an array of discrete polymer elements on the substrate, incubating the substrate in a cell-containing culture medium, and characterizing a predetermined cell behavior on each polymer element.
摘要:
Methods of manufacturing microchip devices are provided for controlled release of molecules, such as drugs. Methods include compression molding and casting, alone or in combination with microfabrication techniques. In preferred embodiments, devices are made by (1) filling a die with a polymer powder; (2) compressing the powder to form a polymer preform; (3) thermal compression molding the preform to form a substrate in a mold having a plurality of protrusions that form reservoirs in the substrate; and (4) filling the reservoirs with a release system comprising the molecules to be released. Alternatively, ceramic devices are formed by casting the substrate from a ceramic powder or a slurry using a mold having protrusions that form reservoirs in the substrate. Control over the release rate and time of the molecules from the reservoirs of the microchip device is provided by incorporating release systems and/or reservoir caps.
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The invention is a population of embryonic endothelial cells produced in vitro from human embryonic stem cells. The cells produce platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 and are vasculogenic. The cells may be combined with a cell support substrate, seeded on a polymer matrix, or combined with a cell-support substrate that is infused into a polymer matrix. The cells may also be injected directly into a tissue site.
摘要:
Biodegradable polymer networks are provided which are useful in a variety of dental and orthopedic applications. The biodegradable polymer networks can be formed in one embodiment by polymerizing anhydride prepolymers including cross-linkable groups, such as unsaturated moieties. The anhydride prepolymers can be cross-linked, for example in a photopolymerization reaction by irradiation of the prepolymer with light in the presence of a free radical initiator. Suitable anhydride prepolymers include dianhydrides of a dicarboxylic acid and a carboxylic acid molecule comprising a cross-linkable group. For example, methacrylic acid dianhydrides of monomers or oligomers of a diacid such as sebacic acid or 1,3-bis(p-carboxyphenoxy)-hexane can be used. The anhydride prepolymers can be applied in vivo to a site where an orthopedic implant is needed, and then may be cross-linked, for example, by irradiation with UV light, to form a biodegradable implant such as a rod, pin or plate. The implants advantageously provide mechanical support and also are capable of slow surface degradation to permit bone ingrowth.
摘要:
Microchips are provided, which control both the rate and time of release of multiple chemical substances and which allow for the release of a wide variety of molecules in either a continuous or pulsatile manner. In all of the preferred embodiments, a material that is impermeable to the drugs or other molecules to be delivered and the surrounding fluids is used as the substrate. Reservoirs are etched into the substrate using either chemical (wet) etching or ion beam (dry) etching techniques well-known in the field of microfabrication. Hundreds to thousands of reservoirs can be fabricated on a single microchip using these techniques. A release system, which includes the molecules to be delivered, is inserted into the reservoirs by injection, inkjet printing or spin coating methods. Exemplary release systems include polymers and polymeric matrices, non-polymeric matrices, and other excipients or diluents. The physical properties of the release system control the rate of release of the molecules. The reservoirs can contain multiple drugs or other molecules in variable dosages. The filled reservoirs can be capped with materials that either degrade, dissolve, or allow the molecules to diffuse passively out of the reservoir over time or materials that, upon application of an electric potential, oxidize to form soluble compounds or ions that dissolve into the surrounding fluids. Release from an active device can be controlled by a preprogrammed microprocessor, remote control, or by biosensors.