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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Joseph M Slocik, Dayton, OH (US);
Christopher A Krouse, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Rajesh R Naik, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/00 (2006.01); C07K 1/107 (2006.01); B05D 7/00 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C07K 14/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 1/1077 (2013.01); B05D 7/52 (2013.01); B05D 7/56 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C07K 14/47 (2013.01); B05D 2202/20 (2013.01); B05D 2202/25 (2013.01); B05D 2202/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
Reactive nanocomposites comprising a metal nanoparticle functionalized with one or more layers of self-assembled protein cages and methods of making the same. The reactive nanocomposites according to the present invention demonstrate improved reaction kinetics and enhanced exothermic behavior.