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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Paschalis Alexandridis, East Amherst, NY (US);
Toshio Sakai, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paschalis Alexandridis, East Amherst, NY (US);
Toshio Sakai, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Amherst, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/22 (2006.01); B01F 3/12 (2006.01); B22F 9/24 (2006.01); B01J 3/00 (2006.01); B01F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for the formation of metallic nanoparticles, such as gold and silver nanoparticles, which involves, combining in a single solution, solvent, metal ions and copolymers under conditions such that metal nanoparticles are formed. The copolymers have both reducing components and stabilizing components. The method can be used to form metal nanoparticles having a desired shape and size.