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Polymer and contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging including the polymer

US10398788B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 2015
Grant dateSep 3, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K49/0054
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

To provide a polymer having a high ratio of the amount thereof present in a tumor to the amount thereof present in blood (hereinafter, sometimes abbreviated as a tumor/blood ratio).The polymer has phosphorylcholine (derivative) as a side chain and has a dye (near-infrared dye) having absorption in the near-infrared wavelength region bound to the polymer.

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