Patents by Inventor Heebeom KOO

Heebeom KOO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9801943
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for in vivo targeting of a nanoparticle via bioorthogonal copper-free click chemistry, more particularly to a method for in vivo targeting of a nanoparticle, including: injecting a precursor capable of being metabolically engineered in vivo when injected into a living system and having a first bioorthogonal functional group into the living system; and injecting a nanoparticle having a second bioorthogonal functional group which can perform a bioorthogonal copper-free click reaction with the first bioorthogonal functional group attached thereto into the living system. In accordance with the present disclosure, accumulation of nanoparticles at a target site in a living system can be increased remarkably and the biodistribution of the nanoparticles can be controlled since the nanoparticles bound to a cell surface are taken up into the cell with time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kwang Meyung Kim, Ick Chan Kwon, Kuiwon Choi, Heebeom Koo, Sang-min Lee, Inchan Youn
  • Patent number: 9259395
    Abstract: A tumor-targeting gas-generating nanoparticle, a method for preparing same and a tumor-targeting nanoparticle for drug delivery using same relate to a tumor-targeting gas-generating nanoparticle including a polycarbonate core and a amphiphilic coat, a method for preparing same and a tumor-targeting nanoparticle for drug delivery using same. Since a tumor-targeting gas-generating nanoparticle according to the present disclosure is accumulated in the tumor tissue in large quantity and generates strong ultrasound wave signals, it can be usefully used as a contrast agent for ultrasonic imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ick Chan Kwon, Kwang Meyung Kim, Kuiwon Choi, Heebeom Koo, Hyun Su Min, Inchan Youn
  • Publication number: 20130323177
    Abstract: A tumor-targeting gas-generating nanoparticle, a method for preparing same and a tumor-targeting nanoparticle for drug delivery using same relate to a tumor-targeting gas-generating nanoparticle including a polycarbonate core and a amphiphilic coat, a method for preparing same and a tumor-targeting nanoparticle for drug delivery using same. Since a tumor-targeting gas-generating nanoparticle according to the present disclosure is accumulated in the tumor tissue in large quantity and generates strong ultrasound wave signals, it can be usefully used as a contrast agent for ultrasonic imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Ick Chan Kwon, Kwang Meyung Kim, Kuiwon Choi, Heebeom Koo, Hyun Su Min, Inchan Youn
  • Publication number: 20130251784
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for in vivo targeting of a nanoparticle via bioorthogonal copper-free click chemistry, more particularly to a method for in vivo targeting of a nanoparticle, including: injecting a precursor capable of being metabolically engineered in vivo when injected into a living system and having a first bioorthogonal functional group into the living system; and injecting a nanoparticle having a second bioorthogonal functional group which can perform a bioorthogonal copper-free click reaction with the first bioorthogonal functional group attached thereto into the living system. In accordance with the present disclosure, accumulation of nanoparticles at a target site in a living system can be increased remarkably and the biodistribution of the nanoparticles can be controlled since the nanoparticles bound to a cell surface are taken up into the cell with time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kwang Meyung KIM, Ick Chan KWON, Kuiwon CHOI, Heebeom KOO, Sang-min LEE, Inchan YOUN