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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan County, TW;
Inventors:
Cheng-An J. Lin, Taoyuan County, TW;
Walter Hong-Shong Chang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chih-Hsien Lee, Taoyuan County, TW;
Wen-Kai Chuang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Assignee:
CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, Taoyuan, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); C09K 11/58 (2006.01); A61K 49/22 (2006.01); C09K 11/08 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/58 (2013.01); A61K 49/0091 (2013.01); A61K 49/223 (2013.01); C09K 11/08 (2013.01); A61K 49/0017 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical contrast agent made of microbubbles containing Au nanoclusters is provided. The shell of the microbubbles contains fluorescent Au nanocluster-albumin complex, and the core contains air or fluorocarbons. The method for preparing the microbubbles is also disclosed.