Patent ID: 8785134

Claim:
A glycoprotein vesicle-containing suspension in an aqueous polar medium, wherein the glycoprotein vesicle comprises: (a) a glycoprotein micelle comprising a hydrophobic interior and a polar exterior, wherein the glycoprotein's carbohydrate moieties are on the polar exterior and are oriented toward the aqueous polar medium in which the vesicle is suspended; and (b) at least one monolayer of a lectin non-covalently or covalently bound to the carbohydrate moieties that are on the polar exterior of the micelle of part (a), wherein the at least one monolayer of a lectin of part (b) is on the outer surface of the vesicle and is exposed to the aqueous polar medium that contains the vesicle, wherein the vesicles are not biological cells and are not agglutinated, and wherein the suspension does not contain non-bound lectin or non-bound glycoprotein.