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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Shuming Nie, Atlanta, GA (US);
Xiaohu Gao, Decatur, GA (US);
Inventors:
Shuming Nie, Atlanta, GA (US);
Xiaohu Gao, Decatur, GA (US);
Assignee:
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/326 (2006.01); H01L 21/469 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Nanostructures, methods of preparing nanostructures, methods of detecting targets in subjects, and methods of treating diseases in subjects, are disclosed. An embodiment, among others, of the nanostructure includes a quantum dot and a hydrophobic protection structure. The hydrophobic protection structure includes a capping ligand and an amphiphilic copolymer, where the hydrophobic protection structure encapsulates the quantum dot.