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Long-lasting aqueous dispersions or suspensions of pressure-resistant gas-filled microvesicles and methods for the preparation thereof

US6585955B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 1996
Grant dateJul 1, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/929
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

One can impart outstanding resistance against collapse under pressure to gas-filled microvesicle used as contrast agents in ultrasonic echography by using as fillers gases whose solubility in water, expressed in liter of gas by liter of water under standard conditions, divided by the square root of the molecular weight does not exceed 0.003.

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