Patent ID: 8349991
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A61K,B82Y,C08G,C08L,G01N

Abstract:
1. An amphiphilic polymer, characterized by the structure of the general formula I: wherein R is a hydroxyl, O-alkyl, O-Acyl, O-Activating group, SH, S-alkyl, an acid activating group comprising halogen, O-vinyl, O-allyl, O-aryl, OCOalkyl, OCOaryl, OCH R′ is OH, NH each R a perfluorocarbon, a perfluorocarbon-R 4 , a perfluorocarbon-OR 4 , or each R each R  a drug, a labeling agent, or a targeting moiety; or OR each R each A group is, independently, O, NH, S,  an acyl group, an aryl group, a linear or branched alkenyl group, or a linear or branched alkyl group, t, n, m, p, p′ and x are integers, such that the weight of a fraction of the polymer ranges between 0-5% or 6-99% or 50-100% of the weight of said polymer, wherein said fraction is represented by the structure:  and q is an integer between 0-10; wherein  comprises a molecular weight of from 60 to 10,000 Daltons; and wherein: x is greater than 0 and the R m is greater than 0 and the OR both x and m are greater than 0 and the R