Lanthanide rich nanoparticles, and their investigative uses in MRI and related technologies
US8647604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y5/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An aqueous soluble, lanthanide rich nanoparticle for investigative use, such as NMR, MRI, CT, PET, and GdNCT is provided. The nanoparticle is synthesized from a mixture comprising lanthanide ions and coated with a suitably selected organic ligand such that the resultant nanoparticle is soluble in aqueous solutions. A method of collecting nuclear magnetic resonance information on a sample or a subject is also provided.
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