Microparticles useful as ultrasonic contrast agents

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6193951
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09070474

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Microparticles are provided comprising a shell of an outer layer of a biologically compatible material and an inner layer of biodegradable polymer. The core of the microparticles contain a gas, liquid or solid for use in drug delivery or as a contrast agent for ultrasonic contrast imaging. The microparticles are capable of passing through the capillary systems of a subject.

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  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ottoboni, Thomas B Belmont, CA 78 1035
Short, Robert E Los Gatos, CA 27 572
Yamamoto, Ronald K San Francisco, CA 49 4102

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