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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2006
Applicants:
John A. Shelnutt, Tijeras, NM (US);
Craig J. Medforth, Winters, CA (US);
Yujiang Song, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
John A. Shelnutt, Tijeras, NM (US);
Craig J. Medforth, Winters, CA (US);
Yujiang Song, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 1/00 (2006.01); B22F 1/02 (2006.01); C22C 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nanotagged chemical structure comprising a chemical structure with an associated photocatalyst and a tagging nanoparticle (a nanotag) grown in proximity to the photocatalyst, and a method for making the nanotagged chemical structure. The nanoparticle is grown in proximity to the photocatalyst by using a photocatalytic reduction reaction.