Positively charged amphiphilic block copolymer as drug carrier and complex thereof with negatively charged drug
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SAMYANG HLDG CORP
- Publication Date
- 2005-09-28
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to positively charged drug carriers which form complexes with negatively charged drugs. More specifically, the present invention relates to positively charged polymer micellar drug carriers comprising A-B block type copolymers, wherein A is a hydrophilic polymer block, and B is a hydrophobic biodegradable polymer block, and wherein one end of the hydrophobic polymer block (B) is covalently bonded to a cationic group. The positively charged biodegradable block copolymer of the present invention forms complexes with negatively charged drugs by means of electrostatic interactions. The cationic copolymers of the present invention are useful for drug delivery, and in particular for the delivery of anionic bioactive agents. Background of the invention
[0002] Biodegradable polymers are attracting attention as drug delivery systems. R. Langer, New Methods of Drug delivery, 249 Science 1527-1533 (1990); B. Jeong et al., Biodeg...