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US 2009/0155564 A1Published application
Article and associated method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsVishal Bansal, Benjamin Hale Winkler, Hieu Minh Duong, Tamaki Ryo
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Abstract
An article includes a membrane having pores and that is air permeable. A nanoparticle precursor is dispersed throughout the pores, and the nanoparticle precursor is responsive to a stimulus to form a catalytically active nanoparticle. An associated method is also provided.
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An article, comprising:
- a membrane having pores and that is air permeable;
- and
- a nanoparticle precursor dispersed throughout the pores, and
- the nanoparticle precursor is responsive to a stimulus to form a catalytically active nanoparticle.
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An article, comprising:
- a membrane having pores and that is air permeable;
- and
- a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed throughout the pores, and the nanoparticles are catalytically active.
A method, comprising:
- exposing a chembio agent to a membrane having pores and having a plurality of catalytically active nanoparticles dispersed throughout the pores;
- infiltrating the chembio agent into the pores;
- and
- reacting the chembio agent with the nanoparticles within the pores.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.