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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Bulent Aydogan, Orland Park, IL (US);
Tijana Rajh, Argonne, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bulent Aydogan, Orland Park, IL (US);
Tijana Rajh, Argonne, IL (US);
Assignees:
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 23/00 (2006.01); A61K 33/24 (2006.01); A61K 31/7135 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 49/04 (2006.01); A61P 43/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/7004 (2006.01); B82Y 5/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/24 (2013.01); A61K 31/7004 (2013.01); A61K 49/0485 (2013.01); B82Y 5/00 (2013.01); C07H 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are compositions comprising nanoparticles and uses thereof. Such nanoparticles include gold nanoparticles conjugated to glucose or a glucose derivative, which are useful as contrast agents in imaging methods such as computed tomography (CT). Nanoparticles disclosed herein are useful in imaging various cells, tissues, and organs, and are particularly useful in imaging tumors and tumor cells in vitro and in vivo.