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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2017
Applicant:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jian Yang, Arlington, TX (US);
Dingying Shan, University Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, University Park, PA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/22 (2006.01); C08G 63/685 (2006.01); A61K 31/215 (2006.01); C08G 63/91 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/222 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61K 31/215 (2013.01); A61K 49/005 (2013.01); C08G 63/6854 (2013.01); C08G 63/91 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compound comprising an oligomer formed from a biocompatible multifunctional carboxylic acid comprising a hydroxyl group and at least one carboxylic acid, an polyol (e.g., an aliphatic diol), and a linker. One or more conductive oligomers (e.g., polyanilines) are covalently bonded to the oligomer. The compounds can have various forms (e.g., articles of manufacture, films, scaffolds, and the like). The compounds have various uses. For example, the compounds are used in photoacoustic imaging methods.