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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Asahi Tomitaka, Miami, FL (US);
Madhavan Nair, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Asahi Tomitaka, Miami, FL (US);
Madhavan Nair, Coral Gables, FL (US);
THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
Materials and methods for synthesizing magnetic core/gold shell nanoparticles and magneto-plasmonic nanostars are provided. Formulations comprising nanoparticles optionally bound to or co-loaded with a therapeutic agent encapsulated within liposomes are provided. A method for treating diseases (e.g., brain diseases) in a subject by administering to the subject a formulation comprising the nanoparticle formulation is also provided. Further, a method is provided for imaging a target site of a subject following the administering of the nanoparticle formulations.