ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,138, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (Boise, Idaho).
"Radiation-triggered liposomes" was invented by Daniel Fologea (Boise, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to radiation triggered liposomes and their use in delivery and release of pharmaceutical drugs upon exposure to ionizing radiation. In one embodiment liposomes are provided that comprise cholesterol and sphingolipids modified to comprise reactive groups that are activated by ionizing radiation to form crosslinks with other lipids of the liposome causing the release of the liposomal contents."
The patent was filed o...