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US 9,975,178 B2Granted
Cross-phase separation of nanowires and nanoparticles
AssigneeLawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
InventorsFang Qian, Eric Duoss, Jinkyu Han, Thomas Han, Joshua Kuntz, Pui Ching Lan, Tammy Olson, Christopher Spadaccini, Marcus A. Worsley, Cheng Zhu
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a process includes creating a mixture of an aqueous component, nanowires and nanoparticles, and a hydrophobic solvent and allowing migration of the nanowires to the hydrophobic solvent, where the nanoparticles remain in the aqueous component. Moreover, the nanowires and nanoparticles are in the aqueous component before the migration.
Claims18
A process, comprising:
- creating a mixture of an aqueous component, nanowires and nanoparticles, and a hydrophobic solvent;
- and
- allowing migration of the nanowires to the hydrophobic solvent, wherein the nanoparticles remain in the aqueous component,
- wherein the nanowires and nanoparticles are in the aqueous component before the migration.
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A process, comprising:
- creating a phase separated system of an aqueous component, a hydrophobic solvent phase separated from the aqueous component, and nanowires and nanoparticles in the aqueous component;
- and
- allowing migration of the nanowires from the aqueous component to the hydrophobic solvent, wherein the nanoparticles remain in the aqueous component.
A process, comprising:
- creating a phase separated system of an aqueous component having a hydrophobic surfactant therein, a hydrophobic solvent phase separated from the aqueous component, and nanowires and nanoparticles in the aqueous component;
- and
- allowing migration of the nanowires from the aqueous component to the hydrophobic solvent, wherein the nanoparticles remain in the aqueous component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.