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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2002
William E. Ford, Stuttgart, DE;
Jurina Wessels, Stuttgart, DE;
Oliver Harnack, Stuttgart, DE;
Akio Yasuda, Stuttgart, DE;
William E. Ford, Stuttgart, DE;
Jurina Wessels, Stuttgart, DE;
Oliver Harnack, Stuttgart, DE;
Akio Yasuda, Stuttgart, DE;
Sony International (Europe) GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the metallization of nucleic acids, comprising providing tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine-Au (THP-Au) particles or derivatives thereof, binding said THP-Au particles to a nucleic acid to produce a metal nanoparticle-nucleic acid composite, and treatment of the metal nanoparticle-nucleic acid composite with an electroless plating solution. The invention further relates to a metallized nucleic acid obtainable according to such a method and a nanowire including a method for the manufacture of a nanowire.