Granted Patent
B2
US 12,433,849 · App. 19/060,326 · Granted Oct 7, 2025
Particles comprising a therapeutic or diagnostic agent and suspensions and methods of use thereof
Inventors:
Chase Coffman (Newton, MA); Lyndon Fitzgerald Charles, Jr. (Medford, MA); Paul Brown (Boston, MA); Daniel Benjamin Dadon (East Boston, MA); Lisa Liu (Somerville, MA); Sadiqua Shadbar (Allston, MA); Chaitanya Sudrik (Stoneham, MA)
Assignee:
Elektrofi, Inc.
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Abstract
The invention provides particles, compositions including the particles, and methods of making the particles using electrospray. In certain embodiments, the particles allow for high concentrations of a therapeutic or diagnostic agent to be delivered at low viscosity. Particles may also exhibit beneficial properties with respect to stability.
Claims (22)
1. A composition comprising dehydrated particles, wherein a plurality of the particles comprise a protein,
wherein the protein has 0.5 to 1.0 activity per unit and is present in the plurality of the particles in an amount of from 50 wt % to 100 wt %, and
wherein the plurality of the particles: are solid particles, have less than 10% water content, have less than 5% aggregation of the protein, and are suspended in a non-aqueous liquid.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous liquid is an organic solvent.
3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, fish oil, grape seed oil, hazelnut oil, hydrogenated vegetable oils, olive oil, palm seed oil, peanut oil, peppermint oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, walnut oil, acetone, ethyl acetate, ethyl lactate, dimethylacetamide, dimethyl isosorbide, dimethyl sulfoxide, glycofurol, diglyme, methyl tert-butyl ether, N-methyl pyrrolidone, perfluorodecalin, polyethylene glycol, 2-pyrrolidone, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, trigylcerides, triglycerides of the fractionated plant fatty acids C8 and C10, propylene glycol diesters of saturated plant fatty acids C8 and C10, ethyl oleate, ethyl caprate, dibutyl adipate, fatty acid esters, hexanoic acid, octanoic acid, triacetin, diethyl glycol monoether, gamma-butyrolactone, eugenol, clove bud oil, citral, and limonene or any combination thereof.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the particles further comprise less than 10% by weight of a solvent, wherein the solvent is one of ethanol, octanol, hexanol, decanol, propanol, butanol, gamma-butyrolactone, tocopherol, octa-fluoropropane, (perfluorohexyl)octane, n-acetyltryptophan, ethyl laurate, methyl caprylate, methyl caprate, methyl myristate, methyl oleate, methyl linoleate, dimethyl adipate, dibutyl suberate, diethyl sebacate, ethyl macadamiate, trimethylolpropane triisosterate, isopropyl laurate, isopropyl myristate, diethyl succinate, polysorbate esters, ethanol amine, propanoic acid, citral, anisole, anethol, benzaldehyde, linalool, caprolactone, phenol, thioglycerol, dimethylacetamide, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, solketal, isosorbide dimethyl ether, ethyl formate, ethyl hexyl acetate, or any combination thereof.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a viscosity from 0.27 to 200 cP.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition includes about 20% to about 90% particles by volume.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the protein is an antibody or fragment thereof.
8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the particles have less than 3% aggregation of the protein.
9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises an excipient.
10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the excipient comprises a sugar.
11. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the excipient comprises a surfactant.
12. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the excipient comprises an antioxidant.
13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the particles, upon contact with an aqueous solution, dissolve in the aqueous solution.
14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the particles are solid particles comprising less than 5% water content.
15. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the particles are solid particles comprising less than 3% water content.
16. The composition of claim 1 , wherein dissolution or reconstitution of the plurality of the particles following storage at 40° C. for at least 30 days provides less than about a 10% increase in aggregates of the protein.
17. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the particles have an average diameter from about 1 μm to about 25 μm.
18. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous liquid is an ester.
19. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the particles have a spherical morphology.
20. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the protein retains about 0.9 to about 1.0 activity after dissolution of the plurality of the particles following storage at 40° C. for at least 30 days.
Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME
Recorded Feb 2, 2026
From: ELEKTROFI, INC.
To: HALOZYME HYPERCON, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Mar 12, 2025
From: COFFMAN, CHASE; CHARLES, LYNDON; BROWN, PAUL; DADON, DANIEL BENJAMIN; LIU, LISA; SHADBAR, SADIQUA; SUDRIK, CHAITANYA
To: ELEKTROFI, INC.
Reel/Frame 070482/0868 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation
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Provisional Application
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