ERC Starting Grant · 2023
Breast Milk Biomimetic Nano Particles as a Versatile, Non-Invasive, Oral Drug Delivery Tool
We propose to use human breast milk cells to engineer breast milk biomimetic nanoparticles (NP), “MILKOSOMES,” to shuttle medicines orally into the body that, under other conditions, would not be able to distribute properly. MILKOSOMES are cellular membrane protein-functionalized phospho-lipid NP (i.e., liposomes), and they are hypothesized to cross the gastrointestinal (GI) tract while protecting their therapeutic cargo and serve as a novel way to improve oral therapy outcomes. Unfortunately, although oral delivery of therapeutic agents is the most patient-preferred route of administration because it is painless and convenient, it entails enormous challenges. Specifically, large molecules,…
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