Method and related composition employing nanostructures
US7133725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/701
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A composition of microscopic devices utilizable in a medical diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. Each microscopic device includes a nanostructure provided with a ligand for effectively coupling the nanostructure to a predetermined chemical or molecular site. A medical method in part comprises inserting the medical devices into a patient, attaching the nanostructures via the respective ligands to instances of a predetermined type of target structure inside the patient, and thereafter activating the nanostructures to perform a preselected medical diagnostic or therapeutic function.
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