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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Chad A. Mirkin, Wilmette, IL (US);
Xiaodong Chen, Singapore, SG;
Can Xue, Singapore, SG;
Sarah J. Hurst, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Chad A. Mirkin, Wilmette, IL (US);
Xiaodong Chen, Singapore, SG;
Can Xue, Singapore, SG;
Sarah J. Hurst, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/551 (2006.01); C09C 1/62 (2006.01); C09C 3/06 (2006.01); C01G 5/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Coated colloidal materials, methods for making coated colloidal materials, and methods of using coated colloidal materials are disclosed. The method yields coated colloidal materials where the optical characteristics of the core is not adversely affected. The coated colloidal materials can be self-assembled into films, layers, or structures and used in the detection of analytes through detection assays.