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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Lily Yang, Decatur, GA (US);
Hui Mao, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Shuming Nie, Atlanta, GA (US);
Xiaohu Gao, Shoreline, WA (US);
Inventors:
Lily Yang, Decatur, GA (US);
Hui Mao, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Shuming Nie, Atlanta, GA (US);
Xiaohu Gao, Shoreline, WA (US);
Assignee:
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/553 (2006.01); A61K 49/18 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); B82Y 5/00 (2011.01); C07K 16/28 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/2863 (2013.01); A61K 49/1866 (2013.01); A61K 49/0032 (2013.01); A61K 49/0093 (2013.01); A61K 49/0056 (2013.01); A61K 49/0058 (2013.01); B82Y 5/00 (2013.01); A61K 2039/505 (2013.01); A61K 49/0034 (2013.01); C07K 2317/622 (2013.01); C07K 2317/77 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nanostructure and methods of synthesizing same. In one embodiment, the nanostructure includes a magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle, a hydrophobic protection structure including at least an amphiphilic copolymer, wherein the hydrophobic protection structure encapsulates the magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle, and at least one amino-terminal fragment (ATF) peptide or epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody conjugated to the amphiphilic copolymer.