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Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2011
Applicants:

Chia-chun Chen, Taipei, TW;

Dar-bin Shieh, Tainan, TW;

Shang-wei Chou, Ji An Township, TW;

Ping-ching Wu, Tainan, TW;

Yu Hong Hsiao, Taichung, TW;

Yu Sang Yang, Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Chia-Chun Chen, Taipei, TW;

Dar-Bin Shieh, Tainan, TW;

Shang-Wei Chou, Ji An Township, TW;

Ping-Ching Wu, Tainan, TW;

Yu Hong Hsiao, Taichung, TW;

Yu Sang Yang, Hsinchu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/04 (2006.01); A61K 49/18 (2006.01); C22C 1/04 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); B22F 1/00 (2006.01); B22F 9/24 (2006.01); B82Y 5/00 (2011.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/0428 (2013.01); A61K 49/0002 (2013.01); A61K 49/1833 (2013.01); B22F 1/0018 (2013.01); B22F 9/24 (2013.01); B82Y 5/00 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C22C 1/0466 (2013.01); C22C 1/0491 (2013.01); B22F 2001/0037 (2013.01);
Abstract

Nanoparticles are used as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. Each of the nanoparticles includes a metal alloy core and a plurality of hydrophilic molecules covalently bound to the surface of the metal alloy core. Also disclosed is a method for using the contrast agent.


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