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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2001
Applicants:
Moungi G. Bawendi, Boston, MA (US);
Vikram C. Sundar, Stoneham, MA (US);
Frederic V. Mikulec, La Jolla, CA (US);
Inventors:
Moungi G. Bawendi, Boston, MA (US);
Vikram C. Sundar, Stoneham, MA (US);
Frederic V. Mikulec, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N033/543 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a composition comprising fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals associated to a compound, wherein the nanocrystals have a characteristic spectral emission, wherein said spectral emission is tunable to a desired wavelength by controlling the size of the nanocrystal, and wherein said emission provides information about a biological state or event.