Aphios Corporation – TechConnect Briefs

Polymer Nanospheres for Improved Drug Delivery of Protein Therapeutics and Viral Antigens

Castor T.P., Aphios Corporation, US

Biologically adherent polymeric microsphere carriers have been shown to be effective in the oral delivery of proteins such as insulin and DNA plasmids. These microspheres are comprised of hydrophobic copolymers that appear to have a [...]

Protein Nanoparticles

Castor T.P., Aphios Corporation, US

Protein nanoparticles can be utilized for the pulmonary delivery of protein therapeutics or can be incorporated into biodegradable polymer microspheres/nanospheres for controlled release depot or oral delivery. With proteinaceous therapeutics, the generation of nanoparticles is [...]