Preparation of micro-porous crystals and conjugates thereof
US8445214B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/582
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A conjugate comprising a dye-labeled microporous crystal, a stop-cock moiety, and covalently bound thereto an affinity binding agent is disclosed. The dye-labeled microporous crystal is a zeolite crystal, such as a zeolite L crystal, having a large number of channels in its interior into which the dye is loaded. The stop-cock moiety can be functionalized with an amino group to which a carboxyester group can be attached. The affinity binding agent allows for the binding to a biological moiety. The conjugate of the moiety can be used in in-vivo and/or in-vitro imaging applications.
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