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US 2026/0199523 A1Published application
Nanoparticles and methods for making the same and their use
AssigneeUniversity of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
InventorsOr SHEMESH, Krishnashis CHATTERJEE, Pururav RAMAKRISHNA
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to nanoparticles, methods of making a nanoparticle in a cell, and uses thereof.
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A method of making a nanoparticle comprising one or more metals in a cell, the method comprising:
- a) expressing one or more nucleic acid sequences encoding one or more metal binding peptides and one or more metal reducing peptides and/or one or more combined metal binding and reducing peptides in the cell;
- b) administering a composition comprising an ion of each of the one or more metals, or a salt thereof, to the cell;
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- c) forming the nanoparticle within the cell upon reduction of the ion of each of the one or more metals.
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A nanoparticle composition comprising a metal, one or more metal binding peptides and one or more metal reducing peptides.
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