Abstract: The use of nanoparticles for imaging a tumor in a mammal using electrical impedance tomography. The nanoparticles comprise a core of metal and/or semiconductor atoms to which are linked ligands that comprise a molecule capable of attaching to a specific tumor biomarker.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2009
Date of Patent:
September 8, 2015
Assignees:
Middlesex University Higher Education Corporation, Midatech Limited
Inventors:
Richard Harold Bayford, Ivan Maurice Roitt, Thomas William Rademacher, Andreas Demosthenous, Raymond Kruse Iles