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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Vijaya Kattumuri, Surrey, CA;
Kattesh V. Katti, Columbia, MO (US);
Evan Boote, Columbia, MI (US);
Raghuraman Kannan, Columbia, MO (US);
Stan Casteel, Auxvasse, MO (US);
Robert Churchill, Columbia, MO (US);
Inventors:
Vijaya Kattumuri, Surrey, CA;
Kattesh V. Katti, Columbia, MO (US);
Evan Boote, Columbia, MI (US);
Raghuraman Kannan, Columbia, MO (US);
Stan Casteel, Auxvasse, MO (US);
Robert Churchill, Columbia, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); B82Y 5/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/0428 (2013.01); A61B 6/508 (2013.01); B82Y 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A kit for providing a contrast enhancer in a mammal for contrasting during imaging of the mammal comprises functionalized gold nanoparticles configured to be directed to one or more of a target organ, tissue and lesion of the mammal.