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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Oxsonics Limited, Oxford, GB;
Inventors:
James Kwan, Oxford, GB;
Rachel Myers, Oxford, GB;
Constantin-Cassios Coussios, Oxford, GB;
Apurva Shah, Oxford, GB;
Assignee:
Oxsonics Limited, Oxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/51 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); C08L 25/06 (2006.01); A61K 49/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0009 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61K 9/5138 (2013.01); A61K 49/223 (2013.01); A61M 37/0092 (2013.01); C08L 25/06 (2013.01); C08L 2203/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention disclosed herein relates to a nanoparticle comprising: a cup having a cavity, and a gas pocket present in the cavity, wherein the gas pocket is partially encapsulated by the cup. Typical uses of the nanocups include initiating inertial cavitation during simultaneous exposure to ultrasound, and/or as drug carriers to achieve targeted drug delivery in response to ultrasound excitation.