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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Chun-cheng Lin, Fung-Yuan, TW;
Chia-chun Chen, Taipei, TW;
Yi-chun Wu, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Academia Sinica, Taipei, TW;
National Taiwan University, Taipei, TW;
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/70 (2006.01); A61K 33/24 (2006.01); A61K 33/04 (2006.01); A01N 43/04 (2006.01); A01N 43/16 (2006.01); A01N 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides carbohydrate encapsulated nanoparticles. In particular, the present invention provides metallic nanoparticles (e.g. gold nanoparticles) that are encapsulated in biologically important carbohydrate molecules, such as sugars, sugar derivatives, P-blood group antigens and analogues thereof. The present invention also provides methods of employing these carbohydrate encapsulated nanoparticles in diagnostic and therapeutic applications.