Hyperthermic Technologies And Therapeutic Uses Thereof
AssigneeWake Forest University
InventorsSuzy Torti, Frank Torti, David Loren Carroll, Steven Akman, Pulicked Ajayan
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Abstract
The present invention provides nanoscale and microscale compositions useful for a variety of purposes, including the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a disease treatment system comprising a thermal induction agent and a radiation source, wherein the thermal induction agent comprises at least one carbon nanotube, at least one carbon microtube, or a mixture thereof.
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1-48. (canceled)
A method for treating disease comprising:
- disposing at least one carbon nanotube, at least one carbon microtube or a mixture thereof in a biological environment;
- and
- heating the biological environment with the at least one carbon nanotube, at least one carbon microtube or the mixture thereof, wherein the at least one carbon nanotube or the at least one carbon microtube is doped with boron, nitrogen or a combination thereof.
A disease imaging and treatment system comprising:
- a magnetic field source;
- a radiation source;
- and
- a thermally inducting contrast agent, wherein the thermally inducting contrast agent comprises at least one carbon nanotube comprising iron, at least one carbon microtube comprising iron or a mixture thereof.
A method of imaging and treating disease comprising:
- disposing at least one carbon nanotube comprising iron, at least one carbon microtube comprising iron or a mixture thereof in a biological environment;
- imaging the biological environment with the at least one carbon nanotube, the at least one carbon microtube or the mixture thereof;
- and
- heating the biological environment with the at least one carbon nanotube, the at least one carbon microtube or the mixture thereof, wherein the at least one carbon nanotube or the at least one carbon microtube comprises from about 0.01 weight percent to about 30 weight percent nitrogen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.