Melanin nanoshells for protection against radiation and electronic pulses
AssigneeAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
InventorsEkaterina Dadachova, Arturo Casadevall
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Abstract
This invention provides melanin nanoshells and their use for protection against radiation, particularly ionizing radiation, and electronic pulses, and methods of making materials comprising melanin nanoshells.
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A method for protecting bone marrow of a subject from radiation during radiation therapy comprising systemically administering to the subject prior to radiation therapy a radioprotective amount of nanoparticles comprising melanin to protect the bone marrow of the subject from radiation during radiation therapy, wherein the nanoparticles are administered in a manner effective to be taken up by the bone marrow and wherein the radiation is delivered at a rate of at least 3 Gy per minute.
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