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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Torsten Hegmann, Winnipeg, CA;
Hao Qi, Winnipeg, CA;
Inventors:
Torsten Hegmann, Winnipeg, CA;
Hao Qi, Winnipeg, CA;
Assignee:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/52 (2006.01); C09K 19/58 (2006.01); C09K 19/34 (2006.01); C07F 1/12 (2006.01); C01G 5/00 (2006.01); C01G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a metal nanoparticle comprising a metal and a chiral and/or thiolate group bonded to the metal. The monolayer-protected metal nanoparticle may be used as a chiral dopant in a liquid crystal. Accordingly, the invention also provides a colloidal suspension or dispersion comprising a metal nanoparticle comprising a metal and a chiral and/or thiolate group bonded to the metal, and a liquid crystal.
Hegmann, Torsten. (2011). Metal nanoparticle and use thereof for inducing chirality in liquid crystal phases (U.S. Patent No. 8071181). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8071181
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