Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Gold Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles As A Biocompatible Contrast Agent For Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging' Filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences

MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541124410 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 10, 2025, for 'gold coated iron oxide nanoparticles as a biocompatible contrast agent for enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Nivetha; Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi; Dr. Sukumar Ramaswamy; and Deepak Nallasw Amy Veeraiyan.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides engineered gold-coated iron oxide nanoparticles (Au@FexOy) and related formulations for use as improved MRI contrast agents....