Encapsulated metal ion nanoclusters
AssigneeLG Bionano, LLC
InventorChien-Chin Wu
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Abstract
A metal ion nanocluster having a formula of X(OH)aYbZcMd(H2O)e. X, Y, Z, M, a, b, c, d, and e are defined herein. The nanocluster has a particle size of 2 to 500 nm and a molecular weight of 3500 to 1000000 Dalton. Also disclosed are a composition containing the nanocluster and a method of preparing the nanocluster.
Claims26
A metal ion nanocluster having a particle size of 2 to 500 nm, a molecular weight of 3500 to 1000000 Dalton, and a formula of X(OH)aYbZcMd(H2O)e, in which X is a metal cation, Y is a water-soluble salt-forming anion, Z is a water-soluble ligand, M is a turbidity point modifier, a is 0.1 to 20, b is 0 to 9, c is 0.1 to 10, d is 0.1 to 9, and e is 0 to 25.
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