Methods of use of phthalocyanines to inactivate blood borne parasites
US5912241A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to a method for inactivating parasites in blood cell-containing compositions by incubating a mixture of the blood cell-containing composition, a phthalocyanine dye and a quencher and optionally irradiating this mixture with red light. This invention further relates to a method of sterilizing blood cell-containing compositions which contain lipid enveloped viruses and blood borne parasites.
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