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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:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Hsing-lin Wang, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Wenguang LI, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Inventors:
Hsing-Lin Wang, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Wenguang Li, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01B 1/12 (2006.01); H01B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming metal nanoparticles using a polymer colloid that includes at least one conductive polymer and at least one polyelectrolyte. Metal ions are reduced in water by the conductive polymer to produce the nanoparticles, which may be then incorporated in the colloidal structure to form a colloid composite. The method can also be used to separate selected metal ions from aqueous solutions.