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US 8,313,773 B2Granted
Near-infrared responsive carbon nanostructures
AssigneeBoard of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
InventorsJin-Woo Kim, Russell Deaton, Vladimir P. Zharov
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Abstract
The present invention provides for compositions comprising carbon nanotubes (CNT) and gold (Au). The present invention further provides methods of manufacture of gold-carbon nanotubes (gCNT). The present invention provides methods of using gCNT for biological application.
Claims4
A method of manufacture of a near-infrared responsive composition of matter effective in diagnosing and treating disease in a patient, the method comprising:
- (a) reacting a carbon nanotube solution and an effective concentration of gold to form a reaction mixture, wherein said reaction mixture comprises a ninety-five wet-percent aqueous solution and wherein said aqueous solution comprises a concentration of HAuCl4;
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- (b) incubating said reaction mixture under conditions effective to form a near-infrared responsive composition of matter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.