Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

9-25-2007

Abstract

Dendron ligands or other branched ligands with cross-linkable groups were coordinated to colloidal inorganic nanoparticles, including nanocrystals, and substantially globally cross-linked through different strategies, such as ring-closing metathesis (RCM), dendrimer-bridging methods, and the like. This global cross-linking reaction sealed each nanocrystal within a dendron box to yield box-nanocrystals which showed dramatically enhanced stability against chemical, photochemical and thermal treatments in comparison to the non-cross-linked dendron-nanocrystals. Empty dendron boxes possessing a very narrow size distribution were formed by the dissolution of the inorganic nanocrystals contained therein upon acid or other etching treatments.

Department

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Patent Number

US7273904

Application Number

US20050004293

Application Published

1-6-2005

Application Filed

10-3-2003

Assignee

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR)

Comments

Xiaogang Peng, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Y. Andrew Wang, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

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