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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter John Bonitatebus, Jr., Guilderland, NY (US);
Havva Yagci Acar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Michael Larsen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 ;
Abstract
A nanoparticle comprising an inorganic core and a polymerizable outer coating. The inorganic core comprises a substantially crystalline inorganic material such as a superparamagnetic material. In one embodiment, the inorganic core comprises a single crystal mixed spinel ferrite comprising iron in a first oxidation state and at least one metal in a second oxidation state, wherein the second oxidation state is different from the first oxidation state.