International Business Machines Corporation
BIODEGRADABLE FUNCTIONAL POLYCARBONATE NANOPARTICLE CARRIES FOR DELIVERING MOLECULAR CARGO

Abstract:

Techniques regarding the transportation of molecular cargo across the BBB are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a chemical compound to facilitate molecular encapsulation of the molecular cargo. The chemical compound can comprise a diblock copolymer having a molecular backbone comprising a polycarbonate structure and a polyethylene glycol structure. Also, the polycarbonate structure can be functionalized with boronic acid.