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US 10,479,817 B2Granted
Templates for controlling synthesis of nanoparticles into discrete assemblies
AssigneeUniversity of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
InventorsNathaniel L. Rosi, Chun-Long Chen
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Abstract
An approach to synthesizing and assembling nanoparticles into discrete, size-tunable, pre-designed architectures is realized in a single synthetic/process step.
Claims9
A nanostructure comprising:
- (a) a conjugate molecule comprising a biomineralization peptide attached chemically at its N-terminus to a self-associating moiety, wherein the self-associating moiety is selected from a linear aliphatic carbon chain and an aromatic organic group;
- and (b) a nanoparticle comprising a metal or semiconductor element;
- wherein the biomineralization peptide binds to the metal or semiconductor element of the nanoparticle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.