Nelsi Zaccheroni;Luca Prodi;Marco Montalti;Sara Bonacchi;Enrico Rampazzo;Riccardo Juris
发明人:
Sara Bonacchi,Riccardo Juris,Marco Montalti,Luca Prodi,Enrico Rampazzo,Nelsi Zaccheroni
申请号:
US13056752
公开号:
US08771642B2
申请日:
2009.07.31
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
Nanoparticles, which are luminescent and/or electroactive and/or suitable for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging and/or PET (positron emission tomography) applications, comprise a micelle, which has a hydrophilic shell and an hydrophobic central portion, and a polysilicate core; the micelle comprises a plurality of molecules of a functionalized surfactant having the following structure: M1-Hydro1-Lipo-Hydro2-M2 wherein Lipo indicates a hydrophobic chain; Hydro1 ed Hydro2 indicate, each, a respective hydrophilic chain; M1 ed M2 represent respective recognition functionalities.