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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128781 | FUNCTIONALIZATION OF NANOPARTICLES BY GLUCOSAMINE DERIVATIVES The present invention relates to oligomeric or polymeric saccharide derivatives comprising glucosamine moieties, e.g. derivatives of oligomeric or polymeric glucosamines such as chitosan oligomers or polymers, in which one or more amine groups are substituted by anchori... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130209 | Implantable Sensor Unit A sensor unit functionally stable in an implant, for performing qualitative and/or quantitative in vivo determination of an analyte, including a connection area (3) having at least one binding site for the analyte (7), the connection area undergoing a spat... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107831 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AFFERENT LYMPH VESSEL INFLOW REGIONS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC CELLS Regions where metastatic cancer cells can exist are detected with high accuracy in a sentinel lymph node. Quantum dots are injected into the vicinity of a cancer in a living body, thereby identifying the location of the sentinel lymph node by means of fluorescence. Subs... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103789 | Greener Synthesis of Nanoparticles Using Fine Tuned Hydrothermal Routes The synthesis of energy and sensor relevant nanomaterials that involves the colloidal synthesis of quantum dots (e.g. CdSe, CdS, ZnS, CdSe/ZnS) under well-controlled hydrothermal conditions (100-200 degrees C.) using simple inorganic precursors. The resulting nanomateri... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107952 | MICROWAVE-ACCELERATED PLASMONICS The present invention relates to systems and methods using microwave accelerated surface plasmonics for the detection of target species, wherein the system has a metallic surface and the system is exposed to microwave energy for increasing detection time and/or the reac... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103412 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A LASER-INDUCED SURFACE NANOARRAY STRUCTURE, AND DEVICE STRUCTURE FABRICATED USING SAID METHOD Provided is a method for manufacturing a two-dimensional pattern by simultaneously forming a plurality of quantum dots on a surface of a solid material and making the quantum dots a periodic structure by a laser irradiation, and a device structure and a device fabricate... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105932 | Optoelectronic device with controlled temperature dependence of the emission wavelength and method of making same A device representing a reflector, for example an evanescent reflector or a multilayer interference reflector, with at least one reflectivity stopband is disclosed. A medium with means of generating optical gain is introduced into the layer or several layers of the refl... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104358 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP CARRIERS WITH MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED QUANTUM DOT DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF A three-dimensional polycrystalline semiconductor material provides a major ingredient forming individual crystalline grains having a nominal maximum grain diameter less than or equal to 50 nm, and a minor ingredient forming boundaries between the individual crystalline... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107800 | CELL-TARGETING NANOPARTICLES AND USES THEREOF The invention generally refers to a cell-targeting nanoparticle, wherein the cell-targeting nanoparticle is directly conjugated to at least one cysteine-containing peptide, wherein the cysteine-containing peptide is selected from the group consisting of glutathione (GSM... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120082848 | NANOMATERIAL HAVING TUNABLE INFRARED ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE A quantum nanomaterial having a bandgap that may be tuned to enable the quantum nanomaterial to detect IR radiation in selected regions including throughout the MWIR region and into the LWIR region is provided. The quantum nanomaterials may include tin telluride (SnTe) ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082616 | Aptamer Conjugates for Targeting of Therapeutic and/or Diagnostic Nanocarriers The present invention provides targeted delivery compositions and their methods of use in treating and diagnosing a disease state in a subject.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083741 | DELIVERY DEVICE A device for delivery of material or stimulus to targets within a body to produce a desired response, the targets being at least one of cells of interest, cell organelles of interest and cell nuclei of interest. The device includes a number of projections for penetratin... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083048 | METHOD FOR DETECTING LIGAND USING FRET BIOSENSOR The present application relates to a method for detecting ligand using a biosensor applied the FRET(fluorescence resonance energy transfer) phenomenon. More particularly, the method may be used for simply detecting a ligand in a sample by measuring the FRET of a biosens... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071443 | NANOPARTICLES Materials and methods for studying and modulating the interaction of carbohydrate-containing moieties with other species are described, in particular, small particles, e.g. clusters of metal or semiconductor atoms, which can be employed as a substrate for immobilising a... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070846 | METHODS FOR DETECTING MOLECULE-MOLECULE INTERACTIONS WITH A SINGLE DETECTION CHANNEL A single molecule or molecule complex detection method is disclosed in certain aspects, comprising nano- or micro-fluidic channels.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070904 | NANOPOROUS CARBOHYDRATE FRAMEWORKS AND THE SEQUESTRATION AND DETECTION OF MOLECULES USING THE SAME Disclosed are cyclodextrin-based metal organic frameworks comprising a metal cation and cyclodextrin or a cyclodextrin derivative. These metal organic frameworks are permanently porous and capable of molecule storage.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070376 | YEAST CELL WALL PARTICLES FOR RECEPTOR-TARGETED NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY The present invention generally relates to yeast cell wall microparticles loaded with nanoparticles for receptor-targeted nanoparticle delivery. In particular, the present invention relates to trapping nanoparticles either on the surface or inside a yeast glucan particl... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070852 | ASSAY The present invention relates to an assay for transferases. The assay comprises a first moiety comprising a transferase substrate and a second moiety capable of binding to the transferase substrate after it has been acted on by the transferase. One of the first and seco... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068126 | POST-SYSTHESIS MODIFICATION OF COLLOIDAL NANOCRYSTALS Methods for precise and predictable modification of previously synthesized nanocrystals. The methods rely on the solubility behavior of crystalline materials to provide for controlled reversal of the nanocrystal growth process (i.e., dissolution). A method for post-synt... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052658 | QUANTUM DOT FORMING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR EXECUTION OF THE METHOD A quantum dot forming method for forming quantum dots on a surface of a substrate includes exciting a substrate surface with a laser beam having a standing wave which is irradiated from one side of the substrate along the surface of the substrate to excite the surface o... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053081 | TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR-BASED BIOSENSORS Compositions and methods for detecting Toll-like receptor binding to ligands and test compounds are disclosed herein.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046201 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING AND/OR DETERMINING SAMPLES Characterizing and/or determining a sample employs an array of at least two of different interacting surfaces, at least one of which comprises a non-specific interacting material non-specifically interacting said sample, at least one labelling reactant, and/or combinati... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045838 | CUSTOMIZED MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER (MIP) UNITS A method of manufacturing at least one customized MIP unit including: (a) providing at least one MIP unit having a surface including at least one target binding site configured to resemble a target molecule and surface-bound chargeable groups; (b) contacting the MIP uni... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045850 | SILICA NANOPARTICLE EMBEDDING QUANTUM DOTS, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND BIOSUBSTANCE LABELING AGENT BY USE THEREOF Disclosed is a quantum dot-embedded silica nanoparticle having plural quantum dots embedded within the silica nanoparticle, wherein the number of quantum dots existing in a concentric area within 10% of a radius from a center of the silica nanoparticle accounts for 10 t... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045398 | Method For The Manufacture Of Nanoparticle Complexes And Triblock Polymer Ligands And Products Thereof The present invention relates to the manufacture of triblock polymer ligands (30) and nanoparticle complexes (80). The nanoparticle complexes (80) comprise a capped nanoparticle (10) and the triblock polymer ligand (30). The triblock p... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045487 | MULTIPHASIC MICROFIBERS FOR SPATIALLY GUIDED CELL GROWTH A multiphasic microfiber for a three-dimensional tissue scaffold and/or cellular support is provided in one aspect that includes at least one biocompatible material. The multiphasic microfiber optionally has a first phase and at least one distinct additional phase and i... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045514 | ANTI-CANCER MICROPARTICLE The present invention relates to a microparticle and its use. The microparticle has a width of at least about 1 micron. The microparticle includes a biocompatible polymer, a nanoparticle, and an anti-cancer agent.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046191 | AUTOMATED DETECTION AND COUNTING OF BIOMOLECULES USING NANOPARTICLE PROBES An apparatus and method for counting nanoparticle probes is disclosed. In one embodiment, quantum dot-tagged proteins on optically transparent membranes or slides are counted. The transparent membranes or slides are loaded onto a stage (e.g., an X-Y stage or X-Y-Z stage... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045754 | NOVEL GOLD NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS OF USE The invention is drawn to novel nanostructures comprising hollow nanospheres and nanotubes for use as chemical sensors, conduits for fluids, and electronic conductors. The nanostructures can be used in microfluidic devices, for transporting fluids between devices and st... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120039824 | Nanoparticle Organic Hybrid Materials (NOHMS) A nanoparticle organic hybrid material (NOHM) containing an organic polymeric corona having a molecular weight in a range of 100-50,000 g/mol, wherein the organic polymeric corona is covalently attached to an inorganic nanoparticle core, wherein the NOHM exhibits liquid... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037789 | MATERIALS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES A photodetector is described along with corresponding materials, systems, and methods. The photodetector comprises an integrated circuit and at least two optically sensitive layers. A first optically sensitive layer is over at least a portion of the integrated circuit, ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037851 | PARTICLES HAVING PERMANENT DIPOLE MOMENT, FILMS INCLUDING THE PARTICLES, AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE FILMS A particle has a permanent dipole moment, a film includes the particle, and a method of forming the film includes aligning the particle on a surface. The particle has a permanent dipole moment and includes heterogeneous materials, wherein a positive pole is located in a... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031490 | QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH SOLAR CELLS Solar cells, methods for manufacturing a quantum dot layer for a solar cell, and methods for manufacturing solar cells are disclosed. An illustrative method for manufacturing a solar cell may include dissolving a cadmium-containing compound in a first non-aqueous solven... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032122 | METHOD FOR FORMING A CADMIUM CONTAINING NANOCRYSTAL The present invention provides a method of forming a nanocrystal of the composition CdA, with A being S or Se. The method includes forming in a suitable solvent a solution of cadmium, or a compound thereof, in a form suitable for the generation of a nanocrystal. The sol... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025239 | NANOCOMPOSITES AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Provided are nanocomposites and a light emitting device package including the same. The nanocomposites include nanoparticles, and silicon compounds bonded to surfaces of the nanoparticles and expressed by a specific chemical formula. The nanocomposites can be dispersed ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023620 | PRODUCTION OF FUNCTIONALIZED LINEAR DNA CASSETTE AND QUANTUM DOT/NANOPARTICLE MEDIATED DELIVERY IN PLANTS Methods for introducing a functionalized linear nucleic acid cassette molecule of interest into a plant cell comprising a cell wall include use of nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the cell comprising a cell wall is a cultured plant cell. Methods include genetically o... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120023619 | LINEAR DNA MOLECULE DELIVERY USING PEGYLATED QUANTUM DOTS FOR STABLE TRASFORMATION IN PLANTS Methods for introducing a linear nucleic acid molecule of interest into a cell comprising a cell wall include use of nanoparticles coated with polyethylene glycol. In some embodiments, the cell comprising a cell wall is a plant cell. Methods include genetically or other... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015190 | COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES CONTAINING ORGANIC IONS A composite nanoparticle comprising a nanoparticle confined within a cross-linked collapsed polyelectrolyte polymer wherein the nanoparticle comprises a charged organic ion.... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120012877 | Quantum Dot White and Colored Light-Emitting Devices A light-emitting device comprising a population of quantum dots (QDs) embedded in a host matrix and a primary light source which causes the QDs to emit secondary light and a method of making such a device. The size distribution of the QDs is chosen to allow light of a p... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120006408 | Alternating Bias Hot Carrier Solar Cells Designs of extremely high efficiency solar cells are described. A novel alternating bias scheme enhances the photovoltaic power extraction capability above the cell band-gap by enabling the extraction of hot carriers. When applied in conventional solar cells, this alter... | 01/12/2012 |
