Patent ID: 7070810
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: A61K,A61P,B82Y,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vesicle having an interior, an exterior, and a wall, wherein the wall comprises one or more layers, wherein each layer comprises a substituted fullerene having structure I: wherein C B is an organic moiety comprising from 1 to about 40 polar headgroup moieties; b is an integer and 1≦b≦5; each B is covalently bonded to the C A is an organic moiety comprising a terminus proximal to the C a is an integer, 1≦a≦5; 2≦b+a≦6; and each A is covalently bonded to the C wherein the vesicle wall comprises at least about 50 mol % the substituted fullerene; and, wherein the interior of the vesicle, a portion of the wall between two layers, or both comprise a therapeutic agent.