Self-illuminating dot systems and methods of use thereof

US8263417B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · US

Inventors

• Jianghong Rao · Sunnyvale, US
• Min-kyung So · Palo Alto, US
• Chenjie Xu
• Andreas M. Loening · Stanford, US
• Sanjiv S. Gambhir · Portola Valley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 4, 2007
• Grant date: Sep 11, 2012
• Expiry date: Feb 18, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N33/588
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Generally, conjugate systems, self-illuminating quantum dot conjugates, methods of detecting a target in a host, methods of treating a disease in a host, and the like, are described herein.