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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2010
Tuan Vo-dinh, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jon Scaffidi, Durham, NC (US);
Molly Gregas, Durham, NC (US);
Benoit Lauly, Durham, NC (US);
Tuan Vo-Dinh, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jon Scaffidi, Durham, NC (US);
Molly Gregas, Durham, NC (US);
Benoit Lauly, Durham, NC (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A functionalized nanoparticle, having a core, optionally having a shell on at least a portion thereof, wherein the core contains a material that can convert applied X-ray energy into emitted UV energy and wherein the shell, when present, contains a plasmonics active material; wherein the nanoparticle has on a surface thereof at least one psoralen compound capable of activation by the emitted UV energy, and the use of the functionalized nanoparticle in a method of treating a cell proliferation disorder such as cancer.