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US 2012/0070375 A1Published application
Complex and contrast agent for photoimaging using the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYasuhiko Tabata, Masato Minami, Yoshinori Tomida, Satoshi Yuasa, Tetsuya Yano, Jun-ichiro Jo, Mie Morita
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Abstract
There is provided a gelatin-ICG complex that can suppress leakage of ICG included therein. The complex has a gelatin derivative including at least one of a phospholipid covalently bonded to a gelatin or a cholesterol covalently bonded to a gelatin, and indocyanine green.
Claims8
A complex comprising:
- indocyanine green, and
- a gelatin derivative comprising at least one of a phospholipid covalently bonded to a gelatin and a cholesterol covalently bonded to a gelatin.
A method for producing a complex comprising:
- preparing a gelatin derivative comprising at least one of a phospholipid covalently bonded to a gelatin and a cholesterol covalently bonded to a gelatin;
- and mixing at least one of the gelatin derivatives with indocyanine green to obtain the complex.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.