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- Patent Title: Contrast agent for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging comprising melanin nanoparticles stably dispersed in water
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Application No.: US14391217Application Date: 2013-04-09
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Publication No.: US09808540B2Publication Date: 2017-11-07
- Inventor: Jin Kyu Lee , Kuk Youn Ju , Jung Hee Lee
- Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION , RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: Melanis Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Melanis Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Rubin and Rudman LLP
- Priority: KR10-2012-0037004 20120409
- International Application: PCT/KR2013/002959 WO 20130409
- International Announcement: WO2013/154329 WO 20131017
- Main IPC: A61K49/18
- IPC: A61K49/18 ; A61K49/10 ; A61K49/16 ; A61K49/12

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a contrast agent for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and more particularly, to a contrast agent for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging containing melanin nanoparticles having a uniform shape and size, thereby providing good dispersibility in water, no cell toxicity, and a long retention time in vivo.
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