Encapsulation and separation of charged organic solutes inside catanionic vesicles
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for sequestering a solute ion within a catanionic vesicle comprising:
- determining the charge of the solute ion;
creating a catanionic vesicle having a net surface charge opposite to the charge of the solute ion;
combining the catanionic vesicle with the solute ion; and
allowing the catanionic vesicle to sequester the solute ion.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Catanionic vesicles including solute ion, methods for forming these, and methods of using these.
-
Citations
28 Claims
-
1. A method for sequestering a solute ion within a catanionic vesicle comprising:
-
determining the charge of the solute ion; creating a catanionic vesicle having a net surface charge opposite to the charge of the solute ion; combining the catanionic vesicle with the solute ion; and allowing the catanionic vesicle to sequester the solute ion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. An aqueous composition, comprising,
an aqueous environment and a catanionic surfactant vesicle, the catanionic surfactant vesicle comprising a bilayer comprising a cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant and having a net surface charge; -
an inner pool separated from the aqueous environment by the bilayer; a solute ion having a charge, within the inner pool and/or the bilayer; the net surface charge of the bilayer being opposite to that of the solute ion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
-
22. A method of introducing an agent into a cell, comprising:
contacting the cell with a composition comprising catanionic surfactant vesicles comprising a bilayer of a cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant defining an inner pool comprising the agent, the net surface charge of the bilayer being opposite to that of the agent. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
-
25. A method of introducing a nucleic acid into a cell, comprising:
-
administering catanionic surfactant vesicles comprising a nucleic acid to the cell, wherein the catanionic surfactant vesicle comprises a bilayer comprising a cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant, an inner pool separated from an aqueous environment by the bilayer, the inner pool and/or the bilayer comprising the nucleic acid, the nucleic acid having a negative charge, the cationic surfactant and anionic surfactant comprising the bilayer having a net positive surface charge.
-
-
26. A kit, comprising:
-
a premeasured amount of an anionic surfactant in a first labeled container; and a premeasured amount of a cationic surfactant in a second labeled container, wherein the premeasured amount of the anionic surfactant and the premeasured amount of the cationic surfactant are selected so that when the premeasured amount of the anionic surfactant and the premeasured amount of the cationic surfactant are added to a predetermined amount of water containing a solute ion having a charge, catanionic surfactant vesicles are formed and wherein the catanionic surfactant vesicles comprise a bilayer comprising a cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant and having a net surface charge, an inner pool separated from the aqueous environment by the bilayer, the solute ion within the inner pool and/or the bilayer, and the net surface charge of the bilayer being opposite to that of the solute ion.
-
-
27. A kit, comprising:
-
a mixture of an anionic surfactant and a cationic surfactant in a labeled container, wherein the anionic surfactant and the cationic surfactant are in a predetermined molar ratio in the mixture, wherein the predetermined molar ratio is selected so that when the mixture is added to a predetermined amount of water containing a solute ion having a charge, catanionic surfactant vesicles are formed and wherein the catanionic surfactant vesicles comprise a bilayer comprising a cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant and having a net surface charge, an inner pool separated from the aqueous environment by the bilayer, the solute ion within the inner pool and/or the bilayer, and the net surface charge of the bilayer being opposite to that of the solute ion.
-
-
28. A kit, comprising:
-
a mixture of an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, and a solute ion having a charge in a labeled container, wherein the anionic surfactant and the cationic surfactant are in a predetermined molar ratio in the mixture, wherein the predetermined molar ratio is selected so that when the mixture is added to a predetermined amount of water, catanionic surfactant vesicles are formed and wherein the catanionic surfactant vesicles comprise a bilayer comprising a cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant and having a net surface charge, an inner pool separated from the aqueous environment by the bilayer, the solute ion within the inner pool and/or the bilayer, and the net surface charge of the bilayer being opposite to that of the solute ion.
-
Specification