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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2012
Wenbin Lin, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Demin Liu, Carrboro, NC (US);
Joseph Della Rocca, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Stephanie A. Kramer, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Christopher Y. Poon, Carrboro, NC (US);
Wenbin Lin, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Demin Liu, Carrboro, NC (US);
Joseph Della Rocca, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Stephanie A. Kramer, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Christopher Y. Poon, Carrboro, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
Metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions including the metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles, methods of preparing the metal-bisphosphonate nanoparticles and materials comprising the nanoparticles, and methods of using the compositions to treat cancer or bone-related disorders (e.g., bone-resorption-related diseases, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and bone metastases) and as imaging agents.