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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Eric Tulsky, Berkeley, CA (US);
Eric Welch, Eugene, OR (US);
Bruce Branchaud, Eugene, OR (US);
Roman Rozhkov, Eugene, OR (US);
Inventors:
Eric Tulsky, Berkeley, CA (US);
Eric Welch, Eugene, OR (US);
Bruce Branchaud, Eugene, OR (US);
Roman Rozhkov, Eugene, OR (US);
Assignee:
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 9/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/16 (2006.01); C09K 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
Coated fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles having an organic surface layer of multi-functional surface ligands that include a nanocrystal binding center and one or more covalently attached functional groups or reactive functional groups are described as well as water-dispersible nanoparticles having an organic surface layer or multi-functional surface ligands and methods for the preparation and use of such coated nanoparticles.