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Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2005
Applicants:

Lalgudi S. Ramanathan, Columbus, OH (US);

Bhima R. Vijayendran, Dublin, OH (US);

Michael D. Schulte, Montgomery, OH (US);

Stephen S. Hardaker, Dalton, GA (US);

Angela Hardaker, Legal Representative, Dalton, GA (US);

Abhishek Gupta, Hilliard, OH (US);

Joel D. Elhard, Hilliard, OH (US);

Inventors:

Lalgudi S. Ramanathan, Columbus, OH (US);

Bhima R. Vijayendran, Dublin, OH (US);

Michael D. Schulte, Montgomery, OH (US);

Stephen S. Hardaker, Dalton, GA (US);

Angela Hardaker, legal representative, Dalton, GA (US);

Abhishek Gupta, Hilliard, OH (US);

Joel D. Elhard, Hilliard, OH (US);

Assignee:

Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/17 (2006.01); C08K 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention provides for production of nanoparticles dispersed in polymers where the nanoparticles include metals and metal oxides/sulfides that provide enhanced properties (e.g. higher refractive index) to the material. The nanoparticles are typically formed in situ within the polymer. Typically the nanoparticles are in the form of nanocrystals.


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