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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Yoon Sung Nam, Cambridge, MA (US);
Angela Belcher, Lexington, MA (US);
Andrew Magyar, Cambridge, MA (US);
Daeyeon Lee, Lexington, MA (US);
Jin-woong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
David Weitz, Bolton, MA (US);
Yoon Sung Nam, Cambridge, MA (US);
Angela Belcher, Lexington, MA (US);
Andrew Magyar, Cambridge, MA (US);
Daeyeon Lee, Lexington, MA (US);
Jin-Woong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
David Weitz, Bolton, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for encapsulating inorganic micro- or nanostructures within polymeric microgels are described. In various embodiments, viruses are encapsulated with microgels during microgel formation. The viruses can provide a template for in situ synthesis of the inorganic structures within the microgel. The inorganic structures can be distributed substantially homogeneously throughout the microgel, or can be distributed non-uniformly within the microgel. The inventive microgel compositions can be used for a variety of applications including electronic devices, biotechnological devices, fuel cells, display devices and optical devices.