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Amphiphilic nanosheets and methods of making the same
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2018-05-15)
In some embodiments, the present invention provides amphiphilic nanosheets that comprise lamellar crystals with at least two regions: a first hydrophilic region and a second hydrophobic region. In some embodiments, the ...
Antibacterial metallic nanofoam and related methods
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2016-12-06)
Antibacterial metallic nanofoams, substrates having the nanofoam coated thereon, methods for preventing, inhibiting, and/or killing bacterial growth using the metallic nanofoams, and compositions and methods for making the ...
High performance thermoelectric materials
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2016-11-15)
A method and device produce thermoelectric power and thermoelectric modules. In one embodiment, a thermoelectric module comprises N-type carbon nanotube film and P-type carbon nanotube film.
Dispersion and retrieval of de-bundled nanotubes
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-11-25)
A method for dispersing nanotubes, comprising forming a nanocomposite solution with associated nanotubes and nanoplatelets, mixing a surfactant to the nanocomposite solution, separating the nanocomposite in solution, wherein ...
PH modulation method to detect ligand-receptor binding
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2014-08-26)
The present disclosure relates to detecting receptor-ligand binding by measuring local pH modulation using a pH-sensitive fluorophore.
Method and apparatus for nanoparticle transport and detection
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006-07-18)
According to one embodiment an apparatus includes a membrane and at least a portion of a nanotube imbedded within the membrane. The portion of the nanotube imbedded within the membrane provides a conduit through the membrane.
Compositions and methods for analyte detection
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002-11-26)
Provided are a variety of chemically sensitive, stable (insoluble over a specified period of time), nontoxic, and non-antigenic hydrogel particles which undergo a measurable change in at least one electrochemical or optical ...
Process for preparing nano-sized metal oxide particles
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2009-01-27)
The present invention is directed to novel sol-gel methods in which metal oxide precursor and an alcohol-based solution are mixed to form a reaction mixture that is then allowed to react to produce nanosized metal oxide ...
Process for forming self-assembled polymer layers on a metal surface
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-03-17)
A new process is provided for the formation of self assembled polymer layers on a pretreated metallic substrate. The polymers used for forming such self assembled layers are homo, co and terpolymers of styrene and styrenic ...
Electrochemically expanded materials and reactor and method for producing the same
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2021-07-20)
Methods and reactors for electrochemically expanding a parent material and expanded parent materials are described. Current methods of expanding parent materials incompletely-expand parent material, requiring expensive and ...