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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Westfaelische Wilhelms-universitaet Muenster, Muenster, DE;
Helmholtz-zentrum Dresden-rossendorf, Dresden, DE;
Holger Stephan, Dresden, DE;
Ralf Bergmann, Dresden, DE;
Alexander Ruffani, Heidenau, DE;
Luisa DeCola, Strasbourg, FR;
WESTFAELISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The present invention is related to silicon nanoparticles, a pharmaceutical composition comprising silicon nanoparticles, a method for synthesis of the silicon nanoparticles and their use for in vivo diagnostics, visualization of drug delivery or staining of cells, biological processes or pathways. The silicon nanoparticles are characterized that they comprise a silicon core of a size of 1 to 10 nm and are terminated with allylamine or poly(allylamine) comprising up to 10 allylamine groups.