Patent ID: 9579400
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P,B82Y

Claim:
1. A nanocarrier having an interior and an exterior, the nanocarrier comprising at least one conjugate having formula III: Wherein A is a polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer; each X is a monomer unit comprising a diaminocarboxylic acid; X′ is a monomer unit selected from the group consisting of a diaminocarboxylic acid, an NH, and an O, optionally linked to a member selected from the group consisting of an optical probe, a radionuclide, a paramagnetic agent, a metal chelate and a drug; and each R wherein each conjugate self-assembles in an aqueous solvent to form the nanocarrier such that a hydrophobic pocket is formed in the interior of the nanocarrier by the orientation of the hydrophobic face of each amphiphilic compound towards each other, and wherein the PEG of each conjugate self-assembles on the exterior of the nanocarrier.