Composite Nanoparticles, Nanoparticles and Methods for Producing Same
AssigneeNorthern Nanotechnologies, Inc.
InventorsCynthia M. Goh, Jose Arnado Dinglasan, Jane B. Goh, Richard Loo, Darren Anderson
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Abstract
In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material. In various embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material; (b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric material about one or more precursor moieties; (c) cross-linking the polymeric material; (d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties to form one or more nanoparticles and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle.
Claims51
A method for producing a composite nanoparticle, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material and a solvent;
- b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric material about one or more precursor moieties to form a composite precursor moiety having a mean diameter in the range between about 1 nm and about 100 nm;
- c) cross-linking the polymeric material of said composite precursor moiety;
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- d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties of said composite precursor moiety to form one or more nanoparticles and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle of a composite nanoparticle comprises less than about 100 atoms.
A method for producing a nanoparticle material, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material and a solvent;
- b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric material about one or more precursor moieties to form a composite precursor moiety;
- c) cross-linking the polymeric material of said composite precursor moiety;
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- d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties of said composite precursor moiety to form one or more nanoparticles having a mean diameter in the range between about 1 nm and about 100 nm and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle;
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- e) heating said composite nanoparticle substantially in the absence of an oxidizing environment to form a carbide nanoparticle material.
A method for producing a nanoparticle material, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material and a solvent;
- b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric material about one or more precursor moieties to form a composite precursor moiety;
- c) cross-linking the polymeric material of said composite precursor moiety;
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- d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties of said composite precursor moiety to form one or more nanoparticles having a mean diameter in the range between about 1 nm and about 100 nm and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle;
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- e) substantially removing the polymeric material from about the composite nanoparticle to form a nanoparticle material.
A method for producing a composite nanoparticle, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material and a solvent;
- b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric material about one or more precursor moieties to form a composite precursor moiety having a mean diameter in the range between about 1 nm and about 100 nm;
- c) cross-linking the polymeric material of said composite precursor moiety;
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- d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties of said composite precursor moiety to form one or more nanoparticles and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle by exposing said composite precursor moiety to particulate radiation comprising one or more of alpha radiation, beta radiation, or neutron radiation to effect formation of the nanoparticle from said precursor moiety.
A method for producing a composite nanoparticle, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a biomolecule solution comprising a biomolecule material and a solvent;
- b) collapsing at least a portion of the biomolecule material about one or more precursor moieties to form a composite precursor moiety having a mean diameter in the range between about 1 nm and about 100 nm;
- c) cross-linking the biomolecule material of said composite precursor moiety;
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- d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties of said composite precursor moiety to form one or more nanoparticles and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.