Aerosols incorporating ceragenin compounds and methods of use thereof
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61L-002/18
A61L-002/22
출원번호
US-0783007
(2013-03-01)
등록번호
US-9533063
(2017-01-03)
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/ 주소
Savage, Paul B.
출원인 / 주소
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
대리인 / 주소
Workman Nydegger
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Aerosols that include ceragenin compounds (i.e., ceragenin-containing aerosols), methods for delivering such aerosols, and devices for delivering such aerosols. Ceragenins can be used to kill a broad range of microbes (e.g., bacteria, viruses, fungi, bacterial spores, fungal spores, and the like), y
Aerosols that include ceragenin compounds (i.e., ceragenin-containing aerosols), methods for delivering such aerosols, and devices for delivering such aerosols. Ceragenins can be used to kill a broad range of microbes (e.g., bacteria, viruses, fungi, bacterial spores, fungal spores, and the like), yet they are thought to be completely non-toxic to humans and other higher eukaryotes. Aerosols can penetrate into the nooks and crannies of a space and kill microbes that may lurk in a space. In addition, ceragenins have a extended mode of action, which allows them to continue killing microbes in a space for an extended period of time.
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1. A method for delivering a ceragenin to a space, comprising: dispersing an aerosol of ceragenin particles or droplets consisting essentially of a ceragenin compound and a dispersant or filler into air of a space defined by one or more surfaces of a building, residential space, hospital, room, bath
1. A method for delivering a ceragenin to a space, comprising: dispersing an aerosol of ceragenin particles or droplets consisting essentially of a ceragenin compound and a dispersant or filler into air of a space defined by one or more surfaces of a building, residential space, hospital, room, bathroom, kitchen, food preparation area, food packaging facility, restaurant, factory, laboratory, conduit, air duct, or ventilation system of a building and that includes one or more microbes, the ceragenin particles or droplets being less than 100 μm in size, wherein the ceragenin compound has a sterol backbone and a number of cationic groups attached thereto via covalent linkages; andthe aerosol being suspended within the air of the space for a time period of at least 30 seconds and contacting one or more microbes within the space with the ceragenin compound. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising dispersing the aerosol substantially evenly in the space such that the ceragenin compound can contact a number of spaced apart microbe-exposed surfaces in the space. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the aerosol of ceragenin particles or droplets consists essentially of the ceragenin compound and a dispersant selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, organic solvents, aqueous/organic emulsions, and combinations thereof. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the ceragenin compound is dissolved in the dispersant. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the dispersant includes a surfactant selected from the group consisting anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and combinations thereof. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the ceragenin compound is capable of killing one or more microbes in the space in which it is dispersed. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the ceragenin compound in the aerosol kills airborne microbes in the space. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the ceragenin particles or droplets comprise liquid droplets having the ceragenin compound dispersed therein and a size in a range from about 0.1 μm to about 50 μm. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the space is or is in at least one of a residence, a hospital, a food preparation facility, a food packaging facility, or a ventilation system. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the space in which the ceragenin compound is dispersed includes one or more surfaces selected from the group consisting of metallic surfaces, ceramic surfaces, wooden surfaces, polymer surfaces, biological surfaces, and combinations thereof. 11. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising: allowing the ceragenin compound to degrade over a period of time after contacting the one or more surfaces of the space,wherein the ceragenin compound has a half-life of less than 40 days after contacting the one or more surfaces of the space. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the ceragenin compound is capable of continuing to kill microbes on one or more microbe-exposed surfaces in of the space for at least one day after being deposited. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the ceragenin compound is selected from the group consisting of CSA-1, CSA-26, CSA-38, CSA-40, CSA-46, CSA-48, CSA-53, CSA-55, CSA-57, CSA-60, CSA-90, CSA-107, CSA-109, CSA-110, CSA-112, CSA-113, CSA-118, CSA-124, CSA-130, CSA-139, CSA-141, CSA-142, CSA-32, CSA-35, CSA-41, CSA-45, CSA-47, CSA-49, CSA-52, CSA-56, and combinations thereof. 14. The method of claim 1, the aerosol being produced or dispersed by an area fogger, a smoke generating apparatus, an ultrasonic vaporizing apparatus, a jet nebulizer, an ultrasonic nebulizer, or a vibrating disc nebulizer. 15. The method of claim 1, the aerosol being produced or dispersed by: a nebulizer having a liquid reservoir and an outlet nozzle capable of delivering an aerosol; anda ceragenin composition contained in the liquid reservoir comprising: a dispersant; andthe ceragenin compound suspended in the dispersant. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the dispersant comprises a sterile, isotonic saline solution and, optionally, at least one surfactant. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the aerosol of ceragenin particles or droplets consists essentially of the ceragenin compound and a filler selected from the group consisting of cellulose, dibasic calcium phosphate, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, sorbitol, calcium carbonate, magnesium stearate, tricalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium ferrocyanide, potassium ferrocyanide, calcium ferrocyanide, sodium silicate, silicon dioxide, calcium silicate, magnesium trisilicate, talc, sodium aluminosilicate, potassium aluminium silicate, calcium aluminosilicate, bentonite, aluminium silicate, stearic acid, and combinations thereof. 18. A method for delivering a ceragenin to a space, comprising: providing an aerosol container having a dispensing member capable of delivering the aerosol, wherein the aerosol container contains a ceragenin composition that includes: a dispersant;a ceragenin compound suspended or dissolved in the dispersant, the ceragenin compound having a sterol backbone and a number of cationic groups attached thereto; anda propellant;dispersing an aerosol of the ceragenin composition from the aerosol container into air of a space, wherein the aerosol includes liquid droplets and/or solid particles having a size in a range from about 0.1 μm to about 50 μm; andthe aerosol being suspended within the air of the space for a time period of at least 1 minute and the ceragenin compound killing one or more microbes in the space. 19. The method of claim 18, the ceragenin compound killing one or more microbes in the space that are airborne. 20. The method of claim 18, the aerosol being suspended within the air of the space for a time period of at least 5 minutes. 21. The method of claim 18, the aerosol being suspended within the air of the space for a time period of at least 15 minutes. 22. The method of claim 18, the aerosol being suspended within the air of the space for a time period of at least 30 minutes. 23. The method of claim 18, the aerosol being suspended within the air of the space for a time period of at least 1 hour. 24. A method for delivering a ceragenin to a space, comprising: dispersing an aerosol consisting essentially of a ceragenin compound and a dispersant or filler into air of a space defined or enclosed by one or more surfaces selected from the group consisting of metallic surfaces, ceramic surfaces, wooden surfaces, polymer surfaces, and combinations thereof; andthe aerosol being suspended within the air of the space for a time period of at least 30 seconds and contacting one or more microbes within the space with the ceragenin compound. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the one or more surfaces include at least one of a bathroom surface, a kitchen surface, a food preparation surface, a food packaging surface, a hospital surface, a baseboard surface, a wall surface, a conduit surface, an air duct surface, an air handling surface, or a laboratory surface. 26. The method of claim 24, the aerosol being suspended within the air of the space for a time period of at least 5 minutes.
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