2015-10-272015-10-272015-09-22Zubarev, Eugene and Gibson, Jacob, "THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS CLEAVABLY LINKED TO NANOPARTICLES." Patent US9138418B2. issued 2015-09-22. Retrieved from <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/81931">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/81931</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/81931Various embodiments of the present invention pertain to therapeutic compositions that comprise: (1) an active agent (e.g., paclitaxel); and (2) a nanoparticle (e.g., gold nanoparticle). In such embodiments, the active agent is covalently linked to the nanoparticle through a cleavable linker (e.g., a linker containing a hydrazone species). Other embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods of treating a condition in a subject by administering the above-described therapeutic compositions to the subject.11engUtility patentUS9138418B2