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US 10,420,346 B2Granted
Silver nanoparticle-enhanced photosensitizers
AssigneeUniversity of Cincinnati
InventorsPeng Zhang, Niranga Wijesiri, Hong Tang
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods of killing fungi using a surface plasmon coupled to a photosensitizer. A nanostructure (10) may include a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16). A method of killing fungi may include contacting fungi with a nanostructure (10) including a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16) to form a blend and exposing the blend to light.
Claims5
A method of killing fungi comprising:
- contacting fungi with a nanostructure comprising a silver nanoparticle core, a mesoporous silica shell, and a photosensitizer to form a blend;
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- exposing said blend to light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.