Polymer nanoparticles coated by magnetic metal oxide and uses thereof

Shlomo Margel (Inventor), Benny Perlstein (Inventor), Chaya Brodie (Inventor), Tom Mikkelsen (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

The invention provides nanoparticles consisting of a polymer which is a metal chelating agent coated with a magnetic metal oxide, wherein at least one active agent is covalently bound to the polymer, said nanoparticles may optionally further comprise at least one active agent physically or covalently bound to the outer surface of the magnetic metal oxide. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising these nanoparticles may be used, inter alia, for detection and treatment of tumors and inflammations.
Original languageEnglish
Patent numberUS20120141380A1
StatePublished - 7 Jun 2012

Bibliographical note

US Patent App. 13/334,913

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