ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,610, issued on March 24, was assigned to Max Biology Co. Ltd. (Phnom Penh, Cambodia).

"Lipid-polymer compositions and methods of use" was invented by Sunil Shah (Birmingham, Great Britain), Sean Ngu (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) and Afzal R. Mohammed (Birmingham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention features new lipid-polymer composite particles that are useful for the formulation of bioactive agents for administration to a subject. The nanoparticles include a block copolymer, a lipid, e.g., phospholipid, and a sterol. The formulations of a bioactive agent (e.g., a therapeutic agent, a nutraceutical agent, or ...