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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Kweon-ho Nam, Jeju, KR;
Natalya Y. Rapoport, Sandy, UT (US);
Inventors:
Kweon-Ho Nam, Jeju, KR;
Natalya Y. Rapoport, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein are nanoemulsions comprising (1) at least one fluoro ether and (2) a block copolymer comprising a hydrophilic block and hydrophobic block, wherein the nanoemulsion comprises a therapeutic agent in the nanoemulsion. The nanoemulsions are stable and are excellent drug delivery devices for ultrasound-mediated, image guided drug delivery. Also described herein are methods for using the nanoemulsions to treat tumors and cancers as well as using them as imaging agents.