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| 20080206877 | Reactors for selective enhancement reactions and methods of using such reactors - Micro-reactors for selective enhancement of ligands by exponential enrichment (ISOS) include a reactant chamber defined in a fluoropolymer. A target exposure aperture controls a surface area, crystal face or orientation and surface features of a target that is exposed to a random mixture of candidate molecules. The surface area of the target can be selected based on number or concentration of candidate species to enhance candidate competition. The target surface can be formed by deposition of a thin film of a target material on a rigid substrate such as a glass plate. Selected exposure areas are typically substantially smaller than a characteristic cross sectional area of a reactant chamber volume and can be at least as small as 0.1 mm | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080280099 | Silicon Substrates with Thermal Oxide Windows for Transmission Electron Microscopy - Silicon grids with electron-transparent SiO | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090047753 | Scaffold-organized clusters and electronic devices made using such clusters - A method for forming arrays of metal, alloy, semiconductor or magnetic clusters is described. The method comprises placing a scaffold on a substrate, the scaffold comprising, for example, polynucleotides and/or polypeptides, and coupling the clusters to the scaffold. Methods of producing arrays in predetermined patterns and electronic devices that incorporate such patterned arrays are also described. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090099044 | Nanoparticles and Method to Control Nanoparticle Spacing - Disclosed herein are novel nanoparticles, particularly metal nanoparticles, such as gold nanoparticles. According to one embodiment of a method disclosed herein nanoparticles are functionalized via ligand exchange reactions. Also disclosed is a method for controlling nanoparticle spacing to produce nanoparticle arrays having defined spacing. Such nanoparticles and arrays thereof are particularly useful in nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, catalysis, sensors, and biotaggents. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090104435 | Method for Functionalizing Surfaces - Disclosed is a method for the chemical modification of surfaces to form patterned nanoparticle arrays on the surfaces. Methods of producing arrays in predetermined patterns and electronic devices that incorporate such patterned arrays are also described. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090155573 | SCAFFOLD-ORGANIZED METAL, ALLOY, SEMICONDUCTOR AND/OR MAGNETIC CLUSTERS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES MADE USING SUCH CLUSTERS - A method for forming arrays of metal, alloy, semiconductor or magnetic clusters is described. The method comprises placing a scaffold on a substrate, the scaffold comprising molecules selected from the group consisting of polynucleotides, polypeptides, and perhaps combinations thereof. Polypeptides capable of forming α helices are currently preferred for forming scaffolds. Arrays are then formed by contacting the scaffold with plural, monodispersed ligand-stabilized clusters. Each cluster, prior to contacting the scaffold, includes plural exchangeable ligands bonded thereto. If the clusters are metal clusters, then the metal preferably is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Pt, Pd and mixtures thereof. A currently preferred metal is gold, and a currently preferred metal cluster is Au | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090267479 | METHOD OF MAKING ZINC OXIDE NANOWIRES - Methods for selectively depositing nanostructures on a support layer include contacting the support layer with functionalized catalyst particles. The functionalized catalyst particles can form a self-assembled monolayer of catalyst particles on the support layer and the functionalized catalyst particles can be used to catalyze nanostructure growth. In one embodiment of the disclosed method, zinc oxide nanowires are grown on a patterned substrate using functionalized gold nanoparticles. Patterned arrays of self-assembled nanostructures and nanoscale devices using such nanostructure arrays are also described. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090312565 | Compositions of AU-11 nanoparticles and their optical properties - As demonstrated herein, the ligand exchange chemistry of phosphine-stabilized Au | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100155620 | TEM GRIDS FOR DETERMINATION OF STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY - Silicon grids with electron-transparent SiO | 06-24-2010 |
