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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans W. Schmid, Zug, CH;
Gerd Burmeister, Oberarth, CH;
Assignee:
ASAT AG Applied Science & Technology, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/07 ; A61K 3/1197 ; A61K 4/100 ; B01F 3/08 ; G01N 2/164 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/07 ; A61K 3/1197 ; A61K 4/100 ; B01F 3/08 ; G01N 2/164 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a nano-emulsion that contains 5-aminolevulinic acid as well as a carrier in an aqueous phase. This invention also relates to a pharmaceutical preparation containing this composition. The nano-emulsions of this type can be used in photodynamic therapy as well as in the photodiagnostic detection of proliferatives cells.