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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 |
| 20120083550 | Composite Material Comprising a Monomer with a Polyalicyclic Structure Element as a Sealing Material The application of certain (preferably photocurable) composite materials comprising a monomer with a polyalicyclic structure element as a dental sealing material is described herein. A description is also provided of novel polymerizable monomers comprising at least one ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120068124 | Process for the Production of Carbon Graphenes and other Nanomaterials Process for producing nanomaterials such as graphenes, graphene composites, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxides and other nanomaterials by high heat vaporization and rapid cooling. In some of the preferred embodiments, the high heat is produced by an oxidation-reducti... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053301 | Polyethylene compositions and films having improved strength and optical properties A polyethylene composition comprising 0.01% to 1% by weight of at least one platelet-shaped nano boehmite nucleator, wherein the platelet-shaped nano boehmite nucleator comprises at least 70% by weight of Al2O3 and has a crystallite size of at leas... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120027830 | COSMETIC The present invention provides a cosmetic composition comprising composite powder grains including: metal oxide flakes having an average thickness in a range of from 50 nm to 200 nm and an aspect ratio in a range of from 10 to 1000; and a coating layer which coat a surf... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027955 | REACTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF NANOSTRUCTURES A reactor and method for production of nanostructures produces, for example, metal oxide nanowires or nanoparticles. The reactor includes a metal powder delivery system wherein the metal powder delivery system includes a funnel in communication with a dielectric tube; a... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029127 | COATING STRUCTURE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION FOR FORMING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME A coating structure includes a UV-cured resin layer and a fluoride monomolecular layer. Organosilicon groups of organosilicon molecules extend from the surface of the resin layer. Wax fine powder and oxide nanoparticles emerge from the surface of the resin layer to form... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021291 | Method for Producing a Carbon Composite Material The invention discloses a method for producing a carbon composite material, which includes the step of providing at least one carbon nanostructured composite material onto the surface of LiFePO4 particles to produce a LiFePO4/carbon nanostructured composite material. Th... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120010599 | INORGANICALLY SURFACE-MODIFIED POLYMERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM In alternative embodiments, the invention provides articles of manufacture comprising biocompatible nanostructures comprising PolyEther EtherKetone (PEEK) surface-modified (surface-nanopatterned) to exhibit nanostructured surfaces that promote osseointegration and bone-... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003321 | Crosslinked Dextran Composite Magnetic Microparticles and Preparation Process and Using Method Thereof The present invention relates to crosslinked dextran magnetic composite microparticles and a preparation process and a using method thereof. The composite microparticles comprise magnetic nanoparticles and dextran with crosslinked structure, wherein the magnetic nanopar... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004531 | Innately Multimodal Nanoparticles A gold-coated iron oxide nanoparticle, method of making thereof, and method of using thereof is disclosed. The nanoparticle is substantially toxin free (making it clinically applicable), easily functionalized, and can serve as a contrast agent for a number of imaging te... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110311635 | HOLLOW METAL OXIDE SPHERES AND NANOPARTICLES ENCAPSULATED THEREIN A nanoparticle including a Group 3 atom-containing shell. In various embodiments, the nanoparticle includes a metal or metal catalyst-containing core, or a substantially metal-free core. In other embodiments, the nanoparticle shell is hollow. A method of preparing the n... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110300605 | NANOSCALING ORDERING OF HYBRID MATERIALS USING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MESOSCALE VIRUS The present invention includes methods for producing nanocrystals of semiconductor material that have specific crystallographic features such as phase and alignment by using a self-assembling biological molecule that has been modified to possess an amino acid oligomer t... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110287237 | Wear Resistant Biolaminate Composite Assembly and Related Methods Biolaminate assemblies for use as high pressure laminates are provided. In one embodiment, the biolaminate assembly includes a surface wear layer including polylactic acid and at least one of a plastic and mineral. The surface wear layer is adapted to be laminated or th... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110281111 | SYNTHESIS OF PYROCHLORE NANOSTRUCTURES AND USES THEREOF A template-free reverse micelle (RM) based method is used to synthesize pyrochlore nanostructures having photocatalytic activity. In one embodiment, the method includes separately mixing together a first acid stabilized aqueous solution including pyrochlore precursor A ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110281267 | FUNCTIONALIZED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE It is described a microfluidic device, for use in the field of analytical fluorescence based assays and, in particular, in FISH assays.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110281103 | BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND BLOCK COPOLYMER NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS Copolymers and methods using the copolymers control the stability, the homogeneity of mixtures and the chargeability of a nanoparticle. A block copolymer-nanoparticle composition includes first, second and third block units that each include repeating units of respectiv... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272028 | ORGANIC SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME An organic solar cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a photoactive layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The photoactive layer includes inorganic nanostructures continually connected to one another, and a... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110268962 | ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE COMPRISING REFRACTORY PARTICLES Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene including 0.001 to 10 weight % of refractory particles, wherein the refractory particles have an average particle size (D50) below 300 nm. The average particle size is at least 5 nm, in particular at least 10 nm, and/or at most 1... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110269240 | IMMOBILIZING CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL SENSING MOLECULES ON SEMI-CONDUCTING NANOWIRES The present invention is drawn toward a chemical or biological sensor that can comprise a semi-conducting nanowire and a chemical or biological sensing molecule tethered to the semi-conducting nanowire through a spacer group including a hydrophilic reactive group. In on... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110263463 | INTEGRATED SENSOR ARRAYS FOR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS The invention is directed to apparatus and chips comprising a large scale chemical field effect transistor arrays that include an array of sample-retaining regions capable of retaining a chemical or biological sample from a sample fluid for analysis. In one aspect such ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110263036 | AMORPHOUS THIN FILM FOR SENSING An apparatus and method for low-power sensing, for example, sensing of chemical or biochemical analytes in a gas or liquid phase are disclosed. One aspect relates to the use of a thin continuous film without grain boundaries as a sensing layer in devices for sensing a p... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110262347 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCED DELIVERY OF COMPOUNDS Disclosed are compositions and methods related to multivalent compositions targeted to cells and tissues. The disclosed targeting is useful for treatment of cancer and other diseases and disorders.... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110233075 | NANOSTRUCTURED MICROELECTRODES AND BIOSENSING DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME Nanostructured microelectrodes and biosensing devices incorporating the same are disclosed herein.... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110235184 | Anti-reflection structure using surface plasmon and high-K dielectric material and method of manufacturing the anti-reflection structure Provided are an anti-reflection structure using surface plasmons and a high-k dielectric material, and a method of manufacturing the anti-reflection structure. The anti-reflection structure may include a high-k dielectric layer formed on a substrate, the high-k dielectr... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110227061 | SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDE NANOFIBER-NANOROD HYBRID STRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL GAS SENSOR USING THE SAME Provided is an environmental gas sensor including an insulating substrate, a metal electrode formed above the insulating substrate, and a sensing layer formed of a semiconductor oxide nanofiber-nanorod hybrid structure above the metal electrode. The environmental gas se... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220186 | METHOD OF FORMING NANOCOMPOSITE SOLUTION, AND NANOCOMPOSITE PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE Provided is a method of forming a nanocomposite solution, and a nanocomposite photovoltaic device. In the method, a metal oxide nanorod solution is prepared and a nanoparticle solution is prepared. The metal oxide nanorod solution and the nanoparticle solution are mixed... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110223491 | LITHIUM TITANATE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, NEGATIVE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME Provided is a composite material having spinel structured lithium titanate, wherein the lithium titanate has a microcrystalline grain diameter of about 36-43 nm and an average particle diameter of about 1-3 μm. The composite material comprises a small amount of TiO 09/15/2011 | |
| 20110218287 | Coatings for electronic circuits Printed circuit boards are coated with nanoparticulate inorganic oxides. The coatings have increased partial discharge resistance.... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110212345 | METALIZED PLASTIC ARTICLES AND METHODS THEREOF Metalized plastic substrates, and methods thereof are provided herein. The method includes providing a plastic having a plurality of accelerators dispersed in the plastic. The accelerators have a formula ABO3, wherein A is one or more elements selected from Groups 9, 10... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110203714 | NANO-LAMINATE-BASED IGNITORS Sol-gel chemistry is used to prepare igniters comprising energetic multilayer structures coated with energetic materials. These igniters can be tailored to be stable to environmental aging, i.e., where the igniters are exposed to extremes of both hot and cold temperatur... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110203772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER USING NANOPOROUS TEXTURED SURFACES A system and method for performing heat dissipation is disclosed that includes contacting a heat transfer liquid with a heat exchange surface having raised hydrophilic nanoporous nanostructures disposed adjacent a central core upon a substrate. The heat transfer liquid ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110182814 | PLECTIN-1 TARGETED AGENTS FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA Described herein are compositions and methods for cancer cell biomarkers, such as pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cell biomarkers, and binding molecules for diagnosis and treatment of cancer, e.g., PDAC. Methods of identifying “accessible” proteomes are disc... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110177602 | Composite Structure A composite structure, for marking biomolecules in a biological, biochemical or medicinal system, comprises: at least one nano particle and at least one dendritic macromolecule, which has an inner region with branched, especially perfectly branched to highly branched, s... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110177332 | Nanofiber-nanowire composite and fabrication method thereof Example embodiments are directed to a nanofiber-nanowire composite includes a polymer nanofiber; and a plurality of nanowires of a metal oxide extending from inside to outside of the polymer nanofiber and covering the polymer nanofiber. According to example embodiments,... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110168436 | Thin Film Electronic Devices with Conductive and Transparent Gas and Moisture Permeation Barriers A thin film stack (100, 200) is provided for use in electronic devices such as photovoltaic devices. The stack (100, 200) may be integrated with a substrate (110) such as a light transmitting/transmissive layer. An electrical conductor layer (120... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110171715 | BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER AND MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE WITH BIOCOMPATIBILITY The invention discloses a biocompatible polymer for covalently modifying magnetic nanoparticles. The biocompatible polymer may be coupled to a targeting agent and/or a fluorescent dye. The invention also discloses a magnetic nanoparticle with biocompatibilities comprisi... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110144030 | CONJUGATE OF HYALURONIC ACID FOR COSMETIC TREATMENT AND PREPARATION METHOD This invention discloses a new conjugate compound that comprises at least one HA oligomer derivatised through one thiolated linker, whereby it binds to at least one metal nanoparticle, such as, for example, a gold nanoparticle. Moreover, it discloses methods of obtainin... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110132843 | Composite as Adsorbent and Catalyst, Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Method of Treating Wastewater Using Same A composition as adsorbent and catalyst is manufactured by adding activated carbon into a aqueous solution comprising a plurality of metal salts, adjusting the solution to a predetermined pH value according to the types of the plurality of metal salts, drying the soluti... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110136657 | HIGHLY HEAT-RESISTANT BETA-TYPE ZEOLITE AND SCR CATALYST EMPLOYING THE SAME A subject for the invention is to provide a highly heat-resistant SCR catalyst which has an NOx reduction percentage of 40% or higher at 200° C. after a hydrothermal durability treatment. The invention relates to use of β-type zeolite which has an SiO2/Al 06/09/2011 | |