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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2003
Mitsuhiro Okuda, Higashiosaka, JP;
Hideyuki Yoshimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Ichiro Yamashita, Nara, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The method of the production of a nanoparticle of the present invention includes a step of forming a nanoparticle including a compound of ametal ion in a cavity part of aprotein, in a solution containing the protein having the cavity part therein, the metal ion, and a carbonate ion and/or a hydrogen carbonate ion. Examples of the aforementioned compound include e.g., a hydroxide. The aforementioned metal ion is preferably any one of a nickel ion (Ni), a chromium ion (Cr) or a copper ion (Cu). According to the aforementioned method, nanoparticles having a uniform particle diameter can be produced.