ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,412, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (Jiangsu, China).

"Ultrasound-responsive liposome nanoparticles and preparation method and use thereof" was invented by Lianhui Wang (Jiangsu, China), Lihui Yuwen (Jiangsu, China) and Weijun Xiu (Jiangsu, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides ultrasound-responsive liposome nanoparticles and a preparation method and use thereof. The liposome nanoparticles include dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethyl ammonium-propane, distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine-polyethylene glycol, a sonosensitizer, an ant...