Abstract:
A cross reality system that provides an immersive user experience by storing persistent spatial information about the physical world that one or multiple user devices can access to determine position within the physical world and that applications can access to specify the position of virtual objects within the physical world. Persistent spatial information enables users to have a shared virtual, as well as physical, experience when interacting with the cross reality system. Further, persistent spatial information may be used in maps of the physical world, enabling one or multiple devices to access and localize into previously stored maps, reducing the need to map a physical space before using the cross reality system in it. Persistent spatial information may be stored as persistent coordinate frames, which may include a transformation relative to a reference orientation and information derived from images in a location corresponding to the persistent coordinate frame.
Abstract:
Provided herein are water-soluble polymer conjugates and polymer-based compositions of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Also provided are methods for synthesizing and administering such conjugates and compositions.
Abstract:
A heterobifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) is provided having a hydrolytically degradable linkage, a first terminus comprising an acrylate group, and a second terminus comprising a target such as a protein or pharmaceutical agent or a reactive moiety capable of coupling to a target. Hydrogels can be prepared. The hydrogels can be used as a carrier for a protein or a pharmaceutical agent that can be readily released in a controlled fashion.
Abstract:
The invention provides polymer conjugates of protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors comprising a polymer, such as poly(ethylene glycol), covalently attached to a PKC inhibitor, such as a bisindolylmaleimide molecule. The linkage between the polymer and the PKC inhibitor is preferably hydrolytically degradable. The invention also includes a pharmaceutical composition comprising a polymer conjugate of a PKC inhibitor and a method of treating any condition responsive to a PKC inhibitor by administering a polymer conjugate of the invention.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to branched reactive water-soluble polymers comprising at least two polymer arms, such as poly(ethylene glycol), attached to a central aliphatic hydrocarbon core molecule through heteroatom linkages. The branched polymers bear at least one functional group for reacting with a biologically active agent to form a biologically active conjugate. The functional group of the branched polymer can be directly attached to the aliphatic hydrocarbon core or via an intervening linkage, such as a heteroatom, -alkylene-, -O-alkylene-O-, -alkylene-O-alkylene-, -aryl-O-, -O-aryl-, (-O-alkylene-) m , or (-alkylene-O-) m linkage, wherein m is 1-10.
Abstract:
The invention provides small molecule drugs that are chemically modified by covalent attachment of a water-soluble oligomer obtained from a monodisperse or bimodal water-soluble oligomer composition. A conjugate of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits a reduced biological membrane crossing rate as compared to the biological membrane crossing rate of the small molecule drug not attached to the water-soluble oligomer.
Abstract:
The invention provides a mufti-arm block copolymer for use in delivering a variety of bioactive agents. The copolymer of the invention contains a central core from which extend multiple (3 or more) copolymer arms. Each copolymer arm possesses an inner polypeptide segment and an outer hydrophilic polymer segment. Thus, the overall structure of the copolymer comprises an inner core region that includes the central core and the inner polypeptide segment, while the outer core region is hydrophilic in nature. The mufti-arm copolymer of the invention is particularly useful for delivery of biologically active agents that can be entrapped within the inner core region.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a water soluble, nonpeptidic polymer comprising two or more alkylene oxide-based oligomers linked together by hydrolytically degradable linkages such as carbonates. Typically, the oligomer portion of the polymer is an amphiphilic triblock copolymer having a central propylene oxide block or butylene oxide block positioned between two ethylene oxide blocks. The polymer can be hydrolytically degraded into oligomers under physiological conditions. In aqueous media, the polymer preferably forms thermally reversible, hydrolytically degradable hydrogels that can be used, for example, for drug delivery and related biomedical applications.
Abstract:
The present invention provides water-soluble polymer conjugates of retinoic acid. The conjugates of the invention are prepared by covalent attachment of a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer such as polyethylene glycol to a retinoid such as retinoic acid. The polymer portion of the conjugate may be linear (i.e., prepared using an end-capped or methoxy PEG or a linear bifunctional PEG), branched or forked. The conjugates of the invention are water soluble, and are, in particular, useful for inhalation therapy of conditions of the respiratory tract responsive to retinoid therapy.
Abstract:
The invention provides polymer conjugates of protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors comprising a polymer, such as poly(ethylene glycol), covalently attached to a PKC inhibitor, such as a bisindolylmaleimide molecule. The linkage between the polymer and the PKC inhibitor is preferably hydrolytically degradable. The invention also includes a pharmaceutical composition comprising a polymer conjugate of a PKC inhibitor and a method of treating any condition responsive to a PKC inhibitor by administering a polymer conjugate of the invention.