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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2018
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ming Lee Tang, Riverside, CA (US);
Xin Li, Riverside, CA (US);
Zhiyuan Huang, Riverside, CA (US);
Melika Mahboub, Riverside, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); C07F 7/24 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 7/24 (2013.01); A61K 49/0017 (2013.01); A61K 49/0019 (2013.01); A61K 49/0021 (2013.01); A61K 49/0067 (2013.01); A61K 9/1075 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are transmitter ligands that improve photon upconversion of near infrared light (NIR) to visible light. The presently provided ligands are complexed to semiconductor nanocrystals and improve triplet energy transfer from semiconductor nanocrystal to annihilator in triplet-triplet annihilation. Suitable applications include bio-imaging.