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US 8,507,556 B2Granted
Fluorescent particles comprising nanoscale ZnO layer and exhibiting cell-specific toxicity
AssigneeBoise State University
InventorsHua Wang, Denise Wingett, Kevin Feris, Mfadhusudan R. Kongara, Alex Punnoose
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Abstract
A core-shell nanoparticle having a core that includes a fluorophore and a first oxide of a first metal and a shell that includes a second oxide of a second metal such that the first oxide and the second oxide are different. Also disclosed are methods relating to the core-shell nanoparticle.
Claims13
A core-shell nanoparticle comprising:
- a core comprising a fluorophore and a first oxide of a first metal, and
- a first shell comprising a second oxide of a second metal wherein the first oxide and the second oxide are different.
A kit comprising:
- a core-shell nanoparticle comprising a core that comprises a fluorophore and a first oxide of a first metal and a shell that comprises a second oxide of a second metal,
- wherein the first oxide and the second oxide are different, and
- a set of instructions for use.
A core-shell nanoparticle comprising:
- a core comprising a fluorophore and a first oxide of a first metal;
- a first shell having a thickness of about 0.5 nm to about 100 nm and comprising a second oxide of a second metal wherein the first oxide and the second oxide are different;
- and wherein the core-shell nanoparticle has a diameter of about 1 nm to about 500 nm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.