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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120043495 | MAGNETIC-CORE POLYMER-SHELL NANOCOMPOSITES WITH TUNABLE MAGNETO-OPTICAL AND/OR OPTICAL PROPERTIES Methods are disclosed for synthesizing nanocomposite materials including ferromagnetic nanoparticles with polymer shells formed by controlled surface polymerization. The polymer shells prevent the nanoparticles from forming agglomerates and preserve the size dispersion ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041165 | PARTICLES FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS This invention relates to coloured polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, colour electrophoretic displays comprising such... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041146 | PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE POLYMER WITH CARBON NANOTUBES, A METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, AND PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM The present invention provides methods to functionalize and solubilize WCNT with a phenolic polymer such as a lignin or a PF resin followed by in-situ integration of this functionalized CNT in the presence of formaldehyde and phenol and/or lignin to generate either CNT-... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035295 | METHOD FOR REMOVING VINYL MONOMERS FROM A GAS STREAM A method for removing vinyl monomers from a gas stream comprises steps of: irradiating a photoactive-inorganic medium by a light emitting unit to activate the photoactive-inorganic medium; and pumping a gas stream including vinyl monomers to contact with the activated p... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120016060 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN AQUEOUS COMPOSITE-PARTICLE DISPERSION A process for preparing stable aqueous dispersions of composite particles.... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110288234 | SILICA NANOPARTICLES POSTLOADED WITH PHOTOSENSITIZERS FOR DRUG DELIVERY IN PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY A nanoparticle including a polysiloxane base having an exterior surface and having a photosensitizer at least partly exposed at its exterior surface, said photosensitizer being secured to the exterior surface by loading the photosensitizer onto the surface after formati... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110256403 | METHOD OF MAKING NANO-PARTICLES OF SELECTED SIZE DISTRIBUTION A process for forming a nanoparticle composition is provided. The process includes polymerizing conjugated diene monomer in a hydrocarbon solvent to form a first reaction mixture, and charging excess alkenylbenzense monomer and anionic catalyst to form mono-block and di... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110236686 | Well Defined, Highly Crosslinked Nanoparticles And Method For Making Same A method is provided for making nanoparticles, including the steps of: combining a hydrocarbon solvent and an aprotic, polar co-solvent, a mono-vinyl aromatic monomer, polymerization initiator, a solution stabilizer, and a first charge of a cross-linking agent. Subseque... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110196094 | NANOCOMPOSITE BIOMATERIALS OF NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (NCC) AND POLYLACTIC ACID (PLA) A new approach is conceived for the development of sustainable biomaterials comprising nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and polylactic acid (PLA) nanocomposites. The invention deals with advancing a method based on in situ ring opening polymerization of L-lactide in the ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110184121 | MINIEMULSION POLYMERIZATION TO PREPARE DRAG REDUCERS A method of producing a polymer latex drag reducer. The method begins by forming an aqueous solution comprising a surfactant, a buffer and water. The method then forms an organic solution comprising a monomer and a co-stabilizer. The aqueous solution and the organic sol... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110091731 | SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILMS FORMED FROM GROUP IV NANOPARTICLES Native Group IV semiconductor thin films formed from coating substrates using formulations of Group IV nanoparticles are described. Such native Group IV semiconductor thin films leverage the vast historical knowledge of Group IV semiconductor materials and at the same t... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110073547 | Ce(IV)-initiated graft polymerisation on polymers containing no hydroxyl groups The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a separating material having improved binding capacity, and to materials prepared and to the use thereof for the separation of charged or uncharged biopolymers from liquids.... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110065820 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING AEROGELS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BIOCOMPOSITES The present invention discloses a method for fabricating aerogels, a method for fabricating surface-modified aerogels, and a method for fabricating biocomposites. Take the fabricating method of biocomposites for example, first, a precursor solution is provided and the p... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110012296 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON NANOFIBER SUPPORTING METAL FINE PARTICLE A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a carbon nanofiber supporting a metal fine particle in which the metal fine particles are supported in high dispersion and sintering of the metal fine particles is restrained. The present invent... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100256327 | POLYANILINE/C-MWNT NANOCOMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME The invention discloses a polyaniline/c-MWNT nanocomposite and a method for fabricating the same. The method comprises the following steps: carboxylating at least one carbon nanotube to form at least one carboxylic carbon nanotube; mixing the at least one carboxylic car... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20090246285 | MONODISPERSED ORGANIC MONOLAYER COATED CALCIUM-CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES A method for the synthesis of monodispersed, organic-monolayer coated, calcium-containing nanoparticles is presented. A biphasic liquid system comprises an aqueous phase of bare particles and an organic phase containing organic molecules with carboxylic acid end group i... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090136756 | Nanodisk Comprising Block Copolymer This invention provides a nanodisk, which can be formed of a wide variety of materials and has a high level of application, and a method for manufacturing the same. The nanodisk comprises fundamental units formed of two-molecule block copolymers arranged in series in a ... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20080248307 | STABLY PASSIVATED GROUP IV SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF Group IV semiconductor nanoparticles that have been stably passivated with an organic passivation, layer, methods for producing the same, and compositions utilizing stably passivated. Group IV semiconductor nanoparticles are described. In some embodiments, the stably pa... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20070282122 | Organically modifid silica and use thereof Organosilane-modified nanoparticles of silica, having a particle size of no more than 1 micron, in which the organosilane resides throughout the entire volume of the nanoparticles and not just at the surfaces of the nanoparticle. The nanoparticles may be in a colloidal ... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070205394 | Nanocomposites and methods for synthesis and use thereof Nanocomposite compositions and methods of synthesis of the compositions are described. In particular, liquid crystal-functionalized nanoparticles, liquid crystal-templated nanoparticles, nanocomposite compositions including the nanoparticles, and composite compositions ... | 09/06/2007 |
