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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Edward E Foos, Alexandria, VA (US);
Arthur W Snow, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventors:
Edward E Foos, Alexandria, VA (US);
Arthur W Snow, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/12 (2006.01); G01N 33/553 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thiol terminated ethylene oxide oligomer and the method of substituting the oligomer onto a gold nanocluster surface using a thiol-exchange reaction to form a charge-neutral, non-ionizable, water soluble, ethylene oxide protected gold nanocluster. The thiol terminated ethylene oxide oligomer has the formula CH(OCHCH)SH where x varies from one to ten. Also disclosed is the related method of making the thiol terminated ethylene oxide oligomer.