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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:
Jul. 06, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark S Chagnon, Pelham, NH (US);
John R Ferris, Newburyport, MA (US);
Barry L Fiore, Auburn, AL (US);
Michelle J Carter, Derry, NH (US);
Tracy J Hamilton, Hudson, NH (US);
Assignee:
Molecular BioQuest, Inc., Atkinson, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428407 ; 252 6254 ; 252 6258 ; 252 6264 ; 436173 ; 436526 ;
Abstract
Subdomain metal or metal oxide particles covalently coupled to chemically reactive organic moieties and subsequently reacted together to form biodegradable magnetic microclusters are disclosed. The magnetic microcluster can be used as contrast agents in NMR imaging for the production of images suitable for use in diagnosis, for in vivo delivery and targeting of drugs, as in vivo, biodegradable agents for the sequestering of free metal ions in the treatment of metal driven disease.