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US 8,859,442 B2Granted
Encapsulated nanoparticles
AssigneeNanoco Technologies Ltd.
InventorsImad Naasani, James Gillies, Emma Fitzgerald, Xiaojuan Wang, Ombretta Masala
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Abstract
In various embodiments, the present invention relates to production of encapsulated nanoparticles by dispersing said nanoparticles and an encapsulating medium in a common solvent to form a first solution system and applying a stimulus to said first solution system to induce simultaneous aggregation of the nanoparticles and the encapsulating medium.
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A method for producing encapsulated nanoparticles, the method comprising:
- dispersing a plurality of nanoparticles and an encapsulating medium in a first solution system;
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- applying a stimulus to said first solution system to induce simultaneous aggregation of the nanoparticles and the encapsulating medium, wherein
- said stimulus comprises a chemical change to the first solution system resulting in simultaneous aggregation of the nanoparticles and the encapsulating medium.
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