摘要:
A liposome containing a phosphatidylcholine and a phosphatidylserine in combination as membrane components at a phosphatidylcholine:phosphatidylserine molar ratio of 3:1 to 1:2, and said liposome containing superparamagnetic particles having a mean particle size not less than 1 nm and not more than 50 nm. A means for selectively accumulating an MRI contrast medium in a lesion of a vascular disease caused by abnormal proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells such as arteriosclerosis and restenosis after PTCA is provided.
摘要:
A magnetic composite body comprising magnetic nanoparticles having a number average particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm and having a compound represented by formula (I) fixed on their surfaces, and a method comprising bringing the magnetic composite body into contact with a test piece followed by magnetic separation: R1O—(CH(R2)CH2O)n-L-X Formula (I) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or alkenyl group having a carbon chain length of 1 to 20, or a substituted or unsubstituted, aryl or heterocyclic group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; L may be present or not present, and, when L is present, L represents an alkylene or alkenylene group having a carbon chain length of 1 to 10 which may have a branched chain or a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxylic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, or a sulfonic acid group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 10
摘要:
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for detecting a target compound including: injecting a test liquid containing a target compound into a colloid solution of magnetic nano-particles having an average particle diameter of 50 nm or less to allow the target compound to bind to the magnetic nano-particles, thereby forming bound magnetic nano-particles having a diameter of 100 nm or more; and bringing a dispersion liquid containing the bound magnetic nano-particles in proximity to a magnetic sensor including at least a magnetoresistive (MR) element and a permanent magnet while measuring the change in magnetic resistance to selectively detect the bound magnetic nano-particles, thereby indirectly detecting the target compound.
摘要:
Two or more target substances are simply and efficiently detected using one type of nanoparticle. Two or more target substances contained in one sample are labeled with two or more fluorescent dyes each capable of binding to the respective target substance and each of which emit light at wavelengths different from each other, combination is made with a phosphor nano-particle capable of binding to each of the two or more fluorescent dyes, subsequently irradiation is undertaken with an excitation light which excites the phosphor nano-particle to emit light, and the two or more fluorescent dyes are caused to emit fluorescence using the light from the phosphor nano-particle as an excitation light.
摘要:
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for detecting a target compound including: injecting a test liquid containing a target compound into a colloid solution of magnetic nano-particles having an average particle diameter of 50 nm or less to allow the target compound to bind to the magnetic nano-particles, thereby forming bound magnetic nano-particles having a diameter of 100 nm or more; and bringing a dispersion liquid containing the bound magnetic nano-particles in proximity to a magnetic sensor including at least a magnetoresistive (MR) element and a permanent magnet while measuring the change in magnetic resistance to selectively detect the bound magnetic nano-particles, thereby indirectly detecting the target compound.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of controlling aggregation and dispersion of magnetic nano particles, the method including changing, in a sample liquid containing independently dispersed magnetic nano particles having a particle size of 1 to 50 nm, at least one condition selected from the type of a salt present as a medium, the concentration of the salt, and the pH of the sample liquid to thereby control aggregation and dispersion of the magnetic nano particles.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a composite of an inorganic nanoparticle with a medicinal compound (i.e., an active substance), and to provide a method for producing the inorganic nanoparticle composite, which is highly versatile and convenient. The present invention provides an active substance-immobilized inorganic nanoparticle wherein an active substance is immobilized through physical adsorption on the surface of an inorganic nanoparticle of 1 to 500 nm in average particle size.
摘要:
An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a method for determining the amount of a component contained in a specific lipoprotein fraction in a biological sample using an automatic analyzer, without the requirement of a step of fractionating a sample by centrifugation. The present invention provides a method for separating a target component in a biological sample, which comprises the steps of: (1) causing a biological sample to come into contact with independently dispersed magnetic nanoparticles having a particle size of 50 nm or less, which have anionic functional groups on their surfaces, so as to form an agglutinate of the magnetic nanoparticles and biomolecules capable of interacting with the magnetic nanoparticles; and (2) collecting the agglutinate by an external magnetic field.
摘要:
A magnetic composite body comprising magnetic nanoparticles having a number average particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm and having a compound represented by formula (I) fixed on their surfaces, and a method comprising bringing the magnetic composite body into contact with a test piece followed by magnetic separation: R1O—(CH(R2)CH2O)n-L-X Formula (I) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or alkenyl group having a carbon chain length of 1 to 20, or a substituted or unsubstituted, aryl or heterocyclic group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; L may be present or not present, and, when L is present, L represents an alkylene or alkenylene group having a carbon chain length of 1 to 10 which may have a branched chain or a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxylic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, or a sulfonic acid group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 10.
摘要:
The invention provides a fluorescence detecting method, comprising irradiating an excitation light in the UV range on a sample containing a nanoparticle fluorescent material having an emission half-value width of 50 nm to 200 nm as the fluorescent material and detecting the fluorescence emitted from the sample in the visible range.