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US 2014/0213702 A1Published application
Precursors to Echogenic Polymer Microcapsules or Nanocapsules
AssigneeDrexel University
InventorsMargaret A. Wheatley, Dalia El-Sherif
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention provides a precursor to an echogenic polymer microcapsule or nanocapsule. The precursor includes an emulsion including a polymer solution and an aqueous solution including a water-soluble sublimable solute. This aspect of the invention can have a variety of embodiments. In one embodiment, the water-soluble sublimable solute can be an ammonium salt. For example, the ammonium salt can be ammonium carbonate.
Claims10
A precursor to an echogenic polymer microcapsule or nanocapsule, the precursor comprising:
- an emulsion comprising:
- a polymer solution;
- and
- an aqueous solution including a water-soluble sublimable solute.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.