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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joyce Y. Wong, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Ragnhild D. Whitaker, Boston, MA (US);
Nelson Ruiz-Opazo, Westwood, MA (US);
Victoria L. M. Herrera, Westwood, MA (US);
Assignee:
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/69 (2017.01); A61K 49/18 (2006.01); A61K 47/60 (2017.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/6931 (2017.08); A61K 47/60 (2017.08); A61K 47/6923 (2017.08); A61K 47/6925 (2017.08); A61K 48/0041 (2013.01); A61K 49/186 (2013.01); A61K 49/1875 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are theranostic compositions comprising a Janus nanoparticle-coated microbubble that are useful for imaging (e.g., MRI, or ultrasound) and for delivering a therapeutic or bioactive agent (e.g., nucleic acid(s), drugs, etc), among other uses.