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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2021
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Melik Z. Turker, Princeton, NJ (US);
Thomas C. Gardinier, II, Raritan, NJ (US);
Ulrich B. Wiesner, Ithaca, NY (US);
Kai MA, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
Silica nanorings, methods of making silica nanorings, and uses of silica nanorings. The silica nanorings may be PEGylated. The silica nanorings may be surface functionalized, which may be surface selective functionalization, with one or more polyethylene glycol (PEG) group(s), one or more display group(s), one or more functional group(s), or a combination thereof. The silica nanorings may have a size of 5 to 20 nm. The silica nanorings may be made using micelles. The absence or presence of the micelles during PEGylation and/or functionalization allows for surface selective functionalization. The silica nanorings may be used in various diagnostic and/or treatment methods.