Nanotechnology Approach for Inhalation Treatment
of Pulmonary (Lung) Fibrosis
Inhalation Treatment
Invention Summary:
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), the spontaneous development of scar tissue within the lungs, is a progressive fibrotic disease that impairs the lung’s ability to get oxygen. To date, its pathogenesis remains elusive and the survival time of patients is between three and five years. Pirfenidone, an...
Published: 3/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Tamara Minko, Vera Ivanova, Olga Garbuzenko
Keywords(s): Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Respiratory Disease
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
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