Particle and composition of particles with controlled dimensions
AssigneeAndrew Henry Szuscik-Machnicki
InventorsAndrew Henry Szuscik-Machnicki, Mark Edward Dawes
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Abstract
A particle and a composition including a plurality of particles are provided, wherein the particles are platelets exhibiting a planar geometry which is circular or which is made up of a number (x) of planar (y)-sided polygon(s), wherein x is from 1 to 20 and y is at least 3 wherein if x is greater than 1 then said planar (y)-sided polygons are fused along one or more sides thereof, wherein the width (WP) of the platelets (P) at their widest point is no more than about 250 pm and the thickness of the platelets (P) is in the range of 10 nm to 50 nm.
Claims12
A particle of controlled dimensions, consisting essentially of a platelet exhibiting a planar geometry which is circular or which is made up of a number (x) of planar (y)-sided polygon(s), wherein x is from 1 to 20 and y is at least 3 wherein if x is greater than 1 then said planar (y)-sided polygons are fused along one or more sides thereof, wherein the width (Wp) of the platelet (P) at its widest point is no more than about 250 μm and the thickness of said platelet is in the range of 10 nm to 50 nm.
A composition comprising a plurality of particles (P) of controlled dimension, wherein the number (n) of particles in said composition is at least 10, wherein said particles (P) consist essentially of platelets exhibiting a planar geometry which is circular or which is made up of a number (x) of planar (y)-sided polygon(s), wherein x is from 1 to 20 and y is at least 3 wherein if x is greater than 1 then said planar (y)-sided polygons are fused along one or more sides thereof, wherein the width (Wp) of the platelets (P) at their widest point is no more than about 250 μm and the thickness of the platelets (P) is in the range of 10 nm to 50 nm.
A platelet consisting essentially of a planar geometry which is circular or which is made up of a number (x) of planar (y)-sided polygon(s), wherein x is from 1 to 20 and y is at least 3 wherein if x is greater than 1 then said planar (y)-sided polygons are fused along one or more sides thereof, wherein the width (Wp) of the platelet (P) at its widest point is no more than about 250 μm and the thickness of said platelet is in the range of 10 nm to 50 nm, said platelet carrying one or more micro-relief patterns on a surface thereof.
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