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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2017
Applicant:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Nancy J. Halas, Houston, TX (US);
Ciceron Ayala-Orozco, Stafford, TX (US);
Sandra Bishnoi, Houston, TX (US);
Luke Henderson, Houston, TX (US);
Oara Neumann, Houston, TX (US);
Robia Pautler, Houston, TX (US);
Peter Nordlander, Houston, TX (US);
Assignees:
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX (US);
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/18 (2006.01); H01B 3/02 (2006.01); C23C 18/16 (2006.01); C23C 18/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/1881 (2013.01); A61K 49/1833 (2013.01); C23C 18/1646 (2013.01); C23C 18/31 (2013.01); H01B 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) enhancement agent includes a plurality of particles, each particle including: a metal core; a dielectric shell disposed on the metal core comprising at least one MRI contrast agent; and a metal shell disposed on the exterior surface of the dielectric shell that encapsulates the dielectric shell.