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

US6881397B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2002
Grant dateApr 19, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K49/223
  • 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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