Reconstitutable Microsphere Compositions Useful As Ultrasonic Contrast Agents

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13712192

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Methods and suspensions are provided that are useful for preparing readily reconstitutable, dry compositions of micro- or nanospheres. The dry compositions find use in diagnostic applications such as ultrasonic imaging. The suspension includes as key ingredients one or both of t-butyl alcohol and/or an amorphous sugar (or mixture of amorphous sugar) in specified amounts that reduce aggregation of the particles comprising the suspension.

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  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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Ottoboni, Thomas B Belmont, US 81 1123
Short, Robert E Los Gatos, US 27 589

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