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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Manuel Arturo Lopez Quintela, Santiago de Compostela, ES;
Inventor:
Manuel Arturo Lopez Quintela, Santiago de Compostela, ES;
Assignee:
UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Santiago de Compostela, ES;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); C09K 11/02 (2006.01); C09K 11/58 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01); G01N 33/542 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); C09K 11/025 (2013.01); C09K 11/58 (2013.01); G01N 33/542 (2013.01); G01N 33/5432 (2013.01); G01N 33/582 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to nanosystems comprising metal atomic quantum clusters (AQCs) of at least two different sizes encapsulated in a cavity with an inner diameter less than or equal to 10 nm for the use thereof as luminescent nanosystems, particularly for the use thereof as fluorescent nanosystems; as well as the method for obtaining and detecting them. The invention also relates to the use of said luminescent nanosystems as a fluorescent probe, biomarker or contrasting agent.