Deliver Drugs Metal-Free for Safer Cancer Treatment
Deliver Drugs Metal-Free for Safer Cancer Treatment
Metal-free Polyester Based Nano-drug Carrier
Tags: IIT Madras, India, Healthcare & Lifesciences, Science & Exploration
This technology introduces a metal-free method for creating polymeric nanomaterials for cancer treatment, using a novel catalyst in the ring-opening copolymerization process to develop nano-drug carriers. These carriers, loaded with a combination of doxorubicin and curcumin, offer enhanced drug encapsulation, sustained release, and significant anti-cancer effects. This innovation eliminates the safety and environmental hazards associated with metal catalysts in biomedical applications, promising a safer and more effective approach to combinatorial cancer therapeutics.
IP Type or Form Factor: Patent Granted; Process & Method
TRL: 4 - minimum viable product built in lab
Industry or Tech Area: Pharmaceutical Engineering; Nanotechnology
