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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Suzy Torti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Frank Torti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David Loren Carroll, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Steven Akman, Greensboro, NC (US);
Omkaram Nalamasu, San Jose, CA (US);
Pulickel Ajayan, Houston, TX (US);
Suzy Torti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Frank Torti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David Loren Carroll, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Steven Akman, Greensboro, NC (US);
Omkaram Nalamasu, San Jose, CA (US);
Pulickel Ajayan, Houston, TX (US);
Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides nanoscale and microscale compositions useful for a variety of purposes, including the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a disease treatment system comprising a thermal induction agent and a radiation source, wherein the thermal induction agent comprises at least one carbon nanotube, at least one carbon microtube, or a mixture thereof.