Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Nonspecific immunoeffector – per se ; or nonspecific... – Synthetic polymer or copolymer
Patent
1998-12-28
2000-11-21
Salimi, Ali
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Nonspecific immunoeffector, per se ; or nonspecific...
Synthetic polymer or copolymer
4242781, 4242791, 4242831, 514723, 5147723, 568624, A61K 4500, A61K 4505, A61K 4744, A61K 3108
Patent
active
061499226
ABSTRACT:
The present invention includes novel polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block copolymers as well as methods for making the block copolymers. The block copolymers are high molecular weight molecules and are useful as general surfactants and display enhanced biological efficacy as vaccine adjuvants.
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Balasubramanian Mannarsamy
Brey, III Robert Newton
Emanuele R. Martin
Newman Mark Joseph
Rivera-Marrero Carlos A.
Cytrx Corporation
Salimi Ali
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