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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2011
Clint M. Arnett, Mahomet, IL (US);
Charles P. Marsh, Urbana, IL (US);
Jae Hee Han, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Michael S. Strano, Lexington, MA (US);
Charles R. Welch, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Thomas A. Carlson, Champaign, IL (US);
Clint M. Arnett, Mahomet, IL (US);
Charles P. Marsh, Urbana, IL (US);
Jae Hee Han, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Michael S. Strano, Lexington, MA (US);
Charles R. Welch, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Thomas A. Carlson, Champaign, IL (US);
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Alexandria, VA (US);
Abstract
Select embodiments of the present invention employ biological means to direct assemble CNT-based nanostructures, allowing for scaling to macrostructures for manufacture. In select embodiments of the present invention, a method is provided for assembling DNA-functionalized SWNTs by phosphodiester bonding catalyzed by ssDNA-ligase to form macroscopic CNT aggregates.