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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Francesco Stellacci, Somerville, MA (US);
Alicia M. Jackson, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Francesco Stellacci, Somerville, MA (US);
Alicia M. Jackson, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 (2006.01); B05D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An article has a surface, at least a portion of which has a local radius of curvature of about 1000 nm or less. For example, the article may be a nanoparticle or a surface, a portion of which has a roughness characterized by a radius of curvature of about 1000 nm or less. A monolayer coating disposed on the surface includes a plurality of ligands organized into ordered domains having a characteristic size of less than or about equal to 10 nm.