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US 2008/0176076 A1Published application
Functionalized lanthanide rich nanoparticles and use thereof
AssigneeUniversity of Victoria Innovation and Development Corporation
InventorsFranciscus Cornelis Jacobus Maria van Veggel, Sri Sivakumar, Peter R. Diamente
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Abstract
A functionalized nanoparticle is provided that comprises a nanoparticle synthesized from a mixture comprising lanthanide ions, a coating of silica or related materials and a presenting substrate. The presenting substrate can be conjugated to the nanoparticle for functionalizing the nanoparticle. The functionalized nanoparticle is less than about 350 nm in diameter.
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A lanthanide rich product nanoparticle, said product nanoparticle comprising:
- a lanthanide rich precursor nanoparticle synthesized from a mixture comprising lanthanide ions;
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- a coating comprising one or more of silica, alumina, zirconia, titania, hafnia, tantalum pentoxide, niobium pentoxide, germanium dioxide, Ln2O3 (Ln=La to Lu, Y, Sc), and MO2 (M=Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba), wherein said product nanoparticle is less than about 350 nm in diameter.
A functionalized nanoparticle, said functionalized nanoparticle comprising:
- a product nanoparticle comprising:
- a precursor nanoparticle synthesized from a mixture comprising lanthanide ions;
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- a coating comprising one or more of silica, alumina, zirconia, titania, hafnia, tantalum pentoxide, niobium pentoxide, germanium dioxide, Ln2O3 (Ln=La to Lu, Y, Sc), and MO2 (M=Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba), to produce a product nanoparticle;
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- a presenting substrate, said presenting substrate conjugated to said product nanoparticle for functionalizing said product nanoparticle, wherein said functionalized nanoparticle is less than about 350 nm in diameter.
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