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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Applicant:
National Taiwan University, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Pi-Tai Chou, Taipei, TW;
Chien-Liang Liu, New Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, Taipei, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/295 (2006.01); A61K 49/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/295 (2013.01); A61K 49/1866 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a magnetic nanoparticle composition, comprising an iron oxide particle core conjugated with a capping agent and having wüstite structure and antiferromagnetic properties, wherein the empirical formula of iron oxide is defined as FeO with x in the range of about 0.83 to about 0.96. Also provided are a method of manufacturing the same, a contrast agent comprising the same, and methods of using the same for acquiring a magnetic resonance image and for delivering a therapeutic or diagnostic agent.