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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Jeffrey I. Zink, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Courtney R. Thomas, Venice, CA (US);
Monty Liong, Foster City, CA (US);
Sarah Ann Henscheid, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jinwoo Cheon, Seoul, KR;
Jae-hyun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Daniel P. Ferris, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jeffrey I. Zink, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Courtney R. Thomas, Venice, CA (US);
Monty Liong, Foster City, CA (US);
Sarah Ann Henscheid, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jinwoo Cheon, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Hyun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Daniel P. Ferris, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for controlled delivery of a substance into a body includes administering a plurality of containment vessels into the body, in which each of the plurality of containment vessels includes a quantity of the substance loaded therein prior to the administering; and providing a time-varying magnetic field such that the plurality of containment vessels are exposed thereto to cause a release of at least a portion of the substance from the plurality of containment vessels. Each of the plurality of containment vessels has an average outer diameter less than about 1 μm.