Dr. John K Ellington, Charlotte NC - MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Specialties:
Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Surgery
Age:
49
Address:
Orthocarolina 9848 N Tryon St STE 100, Charlotte 28262 (704) 323-2100 (Phone)
Languages:
English
Hospitals:
Orthocarolina 9848 N Tryon St STE 100, Charlotte 28262 Carolinas Medical Center 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte 28203 Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital 1901 Randolph Rd, Charlotte 28207 Carolinas Medical Center - Northeast 920 Church St North, Concord 28025
Education:
Medical School Wake Forest Univ Sch Of Med Graduated: 2004
Biodegradable Therapeutic Nanoparticles Containing An Antimicrobial Agent
US Patent:
2011021, Sep 8, 2011
Filed:
Jan 13, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/866939
Inventors:
Kenneth E. Gonsalves - Davidson NC, US Michael J. Bosse - Charlotte NC, US John Kent Ellington - Charlotte NC, US Michael C. Hudson - Charlotte NC, US James M. Horton - Charlotte NC, US
Compositions that include antimicrobial agents and biodegradable delivery-vehicles adapted to enter a cell and release the antimicrobial agents in the cell as they biodegrade. Also provided are compositions that include first and second delivery vehicles including first and second antimicrobial agents, wherein the first delivery vehicles are adapted to release the first antimicrobial agents at a rate that differs from that at which the second delivery vehicles release the second antimicrobial agents, articles of manufacture that include one or more biodegradable delivery vehicles, and methods of making and using the compositions to treat intracellular and/or extracellular infections are disclosed.