Patent ID: 8916616

Claim:
A dendrimer comprising a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) segment or derivative thereof, a poly(lysine) segment or derivative thereof, and a poly(lactic acid) segment or derivative thereof, wherein the derivative of the poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) segment is selected from the group consisting of: a poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide), and a poly(N-n-propylacrylamide), wherein the derivative of the poly(lysine) segment is a poly(L-lysine); and wherein the derivative of the poly(lactic acid) segment is selected from the group consisting of: a poly(ethylene oxide)-co-poly(L-lactic acid), a poly(L-lactic acid), a poly(D,L-lactic acid), a poly(lactide-co-glycolides) (PLGA), and a biotinylated poly(ethylene glycol-block-lactic acid).