Patent ID: 11951176
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A trehalose-based nanogel, the nanogel comprising:
(a) a copolymer comprising first units and second units, wherein
(i) the first units comprise trehalose side chains; and
(ii) the second units comprise disulfide side chains; and

(b) dithiol cross-linkers;
wherein the dithiol cross-linkers cross-link the copolymer through the disulfide side chains of the second units; and
wherein the nanogel further comprises one biomolecule covalently bonded with the copolymer,
wherein the biomolecule is used as a cross-linker.