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US 8,263,035 B2Granted
Forming nanoparticles in basic amino acid sols
OwnerTracy M. Davis, Mark A. Snyder +2inventors
InventorsTracy M. Davis, Mark A. Snyder, Michael Tsapatsis, J. Alex Lee
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Abstract
In general, in one aspect, the invention features a method that includes preparing a mixture comprising water, a basic amino acid, and a metal oxide precursor under conditions which result in the formation of metal oxide nanoparticles from the metal oxide precursor.
Claims17
A method for forming metal oxide nanoparticles, comprising:
- preparing a solution of water and a basic amino acid;
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- adding a metal oxide precursor to the solution under conditions which result in the formation of the metal oxide nanoparticles from a reaction between the metal oxide precursor and water in the solution of the water and the basic amino acid,
- wherein the amino acid is a simple amino acid, and
- the solution has a pH in a range from 8.5 to 11.
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