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Magnetic iron oxide-dextran complex and process for its production
Assignee: Meito Sangyo KK
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Filing: 1976-06-14
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Granted: 1978-07-18
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Expires: 1996-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A magnetic iron oxide-dextran complex. This novel compound can be produced by reacting an aqueous sol of magnetic iron oxide with dextran having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.02 to about 0.5 at an elevated temperature in an aqueous medium, and is useful not only in pharmaceutical and medical fields as a hematinic medium, a radiopaque medium, a blood measuring agent, or a carrier for a medicinal substance, but also in wide range of other technological fields where its magnetic property can be utilized.
Inventors
- 👤 Masakatsu Hasegawa
- 👤 Syusaburo Hokkoku
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 03:47
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08B; C08B37/00; C08B37/0006; C08B37/0009; C08B37/0021; A; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/70; A61K31/715; A61K33/00; A61K33/24; A61K33/26; A61K49/00; A61K49/04; A61K49/0409; A61K9/00; A61K9/48; A61K9/50; A61K9/5094; G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/54313; G01N33/54326; G01N33/5434; H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/44; H01F1/445; G01N2400/00; G01N2400/10; G01N2400/12; G01N2400/14; G01N2400/22; G01N2446/00; G01N2446/20; G01N2446/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
36 words
A water dispersable magnetic iron oxide-dextran complex wherein the proportion of the dextran, calculated as its anhydrous glucose unit, is about 0.1 to about 1 mole per mole of iron oxide, calculated as an iron atom.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
36 words
A water dispersable magnetic iron oxide-dextran complex wherein the proportion of the dextran, calculated as its anhydrous glucose unit, is about 0.1 to about 1 mole per mole of iron oxide, calculated as an iron atom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An aqueous sol of the complex of claim 1 which is stable to the addition of an equal amount of a 20% aqueous solution of sodium chloride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The complex of claim 1 which has a saturation magnetic flux density of more than 0 but not more than amount 90 emu/g.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The complex of claim 3 having a saturation magnetic flux density of from about 5 to about 80 emu/g.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The complex of claim 1 which shows in its X-ray diffraction a pattern having a diffraction intensity corresponding to a spinel structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The complex of claim 1 in the form of a solid powder having a saturation magnetic flux density of from 15 emu to 50 emu/g and an iron content of 30 to 45.5 w/w%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process for producing a magnetic iron oxide-dextran complex, which comprises reacting an aqueous sol of magnetic iron oxide with dextran having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.02 to about 0.5 at a temperature of from about 50° to 120° C in an aqueous medium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process for producing a magnetic iron oxide-dextran complex, which comprises reacting an aqueous sol of magnetic iron oxide with dextran having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.02 to about 0.5 at a temperature of from about 50° to 120° C in an aqueous medium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the molar ratio of the aqueous sol of magnetic iron oxide to the dextran is 1 : about 1-5 calculated as the ratio of the iron atom of the oxide to the anhydrous glucose unit of the dextran.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the molar ratio of the aqueous sol of magnetic iron oxide to the dextran is 1: about 1.5 to 3.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the dextran has an intrinsic viscosity of from about 0.04 to about 0.1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the reaction is carried out at a temperature of from about 70° to about 110° C and under reflux.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the magnetic iron oxide sol has a pH of 2.5 to 4.5.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 7 wherein prior to the reaction, the dextran is modified by heating in an aqueous medium in the presence of a base selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the dextran is glucan having mainly an α-1,6-linkage formed by reacting a leuconostoc mesenteroide with sucrose.
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