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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Applicant:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Tsourkas, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Jayesh Thawani, Houston, TX (US);
Ahmad Amirshaghaghi, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Lesan Yan, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Zhiliang Cheng, Newtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/69 (2017.01); A61K 41/00 (2020.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/18 (2006.01); A61P 35/04 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/6937 (2017.08); A61K 41/0071 (2013.01); A61K 47/6923 (2017.08); A61K 49/0034 (2013.01); A61K 49/0093 (2013.01); A61K 49/1833 (2013.01); A61P 35/04 (2018.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/107 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to amphiphilic dye-coated inorganic nanoparticle clusters and uses thereof. Specifically, the invention relates to cyanine and/or cyclic tetrapyrrole dye-coated metallic nanoparticle clusters for use in medical imaging and treatments.