Polymer and contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging including the polymer
US10398788B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 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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