NANOPARTICLES CONTAINING POLYMERIC NUCLEIC ACID HOMOLOGS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE CONTAINING SAME AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

摘要

A nanoparticle capable of delivery of an encapsulated molecule into a living cell. The nanoparticle includes an encapsulation media and an isolated nucleic acid homolog sequence. The encapsulation media is primarily polymeric. The nanoparticles release the encapsulated molecule over an extended period of time. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and articles of manufacture including nanoparticles and methods of preparing and using the nanoparticles.