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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Hsing-wen Sung, Hsinchu, TW;
Kiran Sonaje, Hsinchu, TW;
Ho-ngoc Nguyen, Hsinchu, TW;
Er-yuan Chuang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hosheng Tu, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Hsing-Wen Sung, Hsinchu, TW;
Kiran Sonaje, Hsinchu, TW;
Ho-Ngoc Nguyen, Hsinchu, TW;
Er-Yuan Chuang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hosheng Tu, Newport Beach, CA (US);
GP Medical, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of managing a tumor of an animal subject comprising imaging the tumor by delivering a dosage of imaging nanoparticles to the tumor site, the imaging nanoparticles consisting of positively charged chitosan, optionally a zero-charge substance or bioactive agent, and a negatively charged substrate having gadolinium (Gd) chelated to the negatively charged substrate.