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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Wounjhang Park, Superior, CO (US);
Thomas Flaig, Englewood, CO (US);
Xiaoping Yang, Englewood, CO (US);
Lih-Jen Shih Su, Denver, CO (US);
Kazunori Emoto, Broomfield, CO (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a multifunctional nanomaterial comprising a nanorod comprising 1) a noble metal, wherein the nanorod exhibits surface plasmon resonance absorption in the near-infrared spectrum; 2) an up-conversion phosphor that absorbs infrared light and emits visible luminescence; and optionally 3) a biomolecule targeting moiety. The invention further relates to methods of detecting and treating cancer using the multifunctional nanomaterials of the invention.