Chemical Formulations to Enhance Ultrasound-Mediated Gastrointestinal Delivery

Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a pharmaceutical agent and an ultrasound enhancing agent. The compositions are useful in combination with ultrasound to enhance delivery of a pharmaceutical agent to, for example, tissue of a subject in need thereof. Accordingly, also provided herein are methods involving ultrasound for delivering a pharmaceutical agent to a subject, e.g., a subject that has inflammatory bowel disease or proctitis.

Researchers

Carlo Giovanni Traverso / Carl Schoellhammer / Thomas Von Erlach / Taylor Bensel / Daniel Minahan / Robert Langer

Departments: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Office of the Institute Professors
Technology Areas: Diagnostics: Imaging Agents / Drug Delivery: Microparticles & Nanoparticles / Therapeutics: Small Molecules
Impact Areas: Healthy Living

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    United States of America | Published application
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    European Patent Convention | Published application
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