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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Yun-ming Wang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Kuei-tang Lin, Kaohsiung, TW;
Ting-jung Chen, Tainan County, TW;
Gin-chung Liu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Inventors:
Yun-Ming Wang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Kuei-Tang Lin, Kaohsiung, TW;
Ting-Jung Chen, Tainan County, TW;
Gin-Chung Liu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Assignee:
Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 77/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides the synthetic method and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles capable of targeting to the folic acid receptors existing on the cell membranes and with high relaxivity. The iron oxide nanoparticles of the present invention can further be used as the contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).