Patent ID: 11878059
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A complex as claimed in claim 1, wherein each linking group has the following structure:, wherein:
L1, L2 and L3 are each independently —(CH2)q- in which q is an integer from 1 to 4;
each R is independently either H or C1-6 alkyl;
n is an integer from 2 to 10;
p is an integer from 2 to 10;
X is a functional group capable of binding to a microbubble or to a ‘functionalised’ microbubble;
* denotes the point of attachment of the linking group to a sonosensitising agent, a ‘functionalised’ sonosensitising agent, or a residue of a sonosensitising agent; and
** denotes the point of attachment of the linking group to a chemotherapeutic agent, a ‘functionalised’ chemotherapeutic agent, or a residue of a chemotherapeutic agent.