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US 9,688,964 B2Granted
Nanoparticle synthesis using plant extracts and virus
AssigneeThe James Hutton Institute
InventorsAndrew John Love, Mikhail Emmanuilovich Talianski, Sean Nicholas Chapman, Jane Shaw
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Abstract
There is described a process for production of metal-coated virus particles or metallic nanoparticles, said process comprising admixing virus particles with plant material with reducing power and a metal salt, wherein the process can be provided in planta or ex planta and the virus particles aid the production of the metal-coated virus particles or metallic nanoparticles.
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A process for producing an enhanced yield and monodispersity of metal-coated virus particles or metallic nanoparticles, said process comprising:
- (a) admixing virus particles, plant material with reducing power, and a metal salt;
- (b) reducing a metal ion of the metal salts using the plant material;
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- (c) forming the metal-coated virus particles or metallic nanoparticles.
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