843 results about "Nanoclusters" patented technology

The present invention provides a process for delivery of water nanoclusters of diameter less than about one nanometer to the skin to yield high epidermal permeability and improved delivery of water to within the outer layer of human skin. This invention provides effective water-cluster-based formulations for a broad range of stable water/oil nanoemulsion configurations.

In one embodiment the present invention discloses a nanocluster or a nanorose composition comprising two or more closely spaced nanoparticles each comprising one or more metals, metal oxides, inorganic substances, or a combination thereof and one or more stabilizers. The stabilizers are in contact with the two or more closely spaced nanoparticles to form a nanocluster composition in which the inorganic weight percentage is greater than 50% and the average size is below 300 nm, and the nanocluster composition has magnetic properties, optical properties or a combination of both.

Composite organic-inorganic nanoclusters (COINs) are provided that produce surface-enhanced Raman signals (SERS) when excited by a laser. The nanoclusters include metal particles and a Raman-active organic compound. The metal required for achieving a suitable SERS signal is inherent in the nanocluster and a wide variety of Raman-active organic compounds and combinations thereof can be incorporated into the nanocluster. In addition, polymeric microspheres containing the nanoclusters and methods of making them are also provided. The nanoclusters and microspheres can be used, for example, in assays for multiplex detection of biological molecules.

This invention provides targeted nanoclusters comprising multiple polyvalent nanoparticle core units or nanoscaffolds, each nanoparticle core unit attached to multiple targeting moieties and multiple detectable moieties. The nanoclusters find use in a broad range of analytical assays, diagnostic assays and as targeted therapeutics.

The invention relates to a dual emission rate type fluorescent probe for visually detecting carbon dots-Au nanoclusters of mercury ions and a preparation method. Dual-emission composite silicon dioxide nanoparticles are composite silicon dioxide nanoparticles formed by utilizing carbon dot covered silicon dioxide particles as cores and covalently coupling the surfaces of the carbon dot covered silicon dioxide particles with the Au nanoclusters after surface amination. The carbon dots located in the silicon dioxide nanoparticle cores are taken as reference fluorescence signals, the Au nanoclusters on the outer layers are taken as response fluorescence signals, and the signals are used for Hg<2+> selective recognition. The Au nanoclusters as the response fluorescence signals are connected to the surface of a silicon layer through covalent bond connection, and one stable nano-fluorescent probe is formed. When the dual-fluorescence composite nanoparticles are taken as the rate type fluorescent probes, the intensity of the carbon dot fluorescence signals in the cores basically keep unchanged, and the Au nanoclusters on the outer layers can be bonded with Hg<2+> selectively so as to result in fluorescence quenching of the Au nanoclusters on the outer layers.

Modified and functionalized metallic nanoclusters capable of providing an enhanced Raman signal from an organic Raman-active molecule incorporated therein are provided. For example, modifications include coatings and layers, such as adsorption layers, metal coatings, silica coatings, and organic layers. The nanoclusters are generally referred to as COINs (composite organic inorganic nanoparticles) and are capable of acting as sensitive reporters for analyte detection. A metal that enhances the Raman signal from the organic Raman-active compound is inherent in the nanocluster. A variety of organic Raman-active compounds and mixtures of compounds can be incorporated into the nanocluster.

The invention discloses an electrochemical sensor capable of detecting trace mercury in a water body. The electrochemical sensor comprises a gold electrode, wherein gold nanoclusters are deposited on the surface of the reaction end of the gold electrode; and sulfhydryl-modified mercury-specific oligonucleotide probes are self-assembled on the gold nanoclusters. The preparation method for the electrochemical sensor comprises the following steps of: first, preparing the gold electrode; then, electrodepositing the gold nanoclusters on the surface of the reaction end of the gold electrode; and finally, self-assembling the sulfhydryl-modified mercury-specific oligonucleotide probes on the end surfaces of the gold nanoclusters so as to finish the manufacturing of the sensor. By using the sensor provided by the invention, the trace mercury in the water body can be detected; and the specific operation comprises the following steps of: first, placing the reaction end of the sensor in a water sample for reacting; then, immersing the reaction end into an anion double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) signal embedded agent for complete treatment; later on, connecting the sensor into an electrolytic cell of a three-electrode system and measuring the change of a response peak current by using square wave voltammetry; and finally, judging whether the water sample contains mercury ions on the basis of the change. The electrochemical sensor has the advantages of simple and practical structure, convenience in manufacturing, high sensitivity, high selection specificity and the like.

The invention relates generally to gold nanoclusters, and in particular, fluorescent gold nanoclusters. The gold nanoclusters may be stabilized, for example, with a protein or stabilizing agent. In some cases, the gold nanoclusters may be used in methods or articles to determine the presence, absence, and/or concentration of mercuric ions in a sample.

The invention relates to a fast preparation method of a biological affinity copper nanometer cluster, is applied to the detection of Hg<2+> content in a water sample, and belongs to the technical field of nanometer material preparation. A copper source solution and a protein solution are uniformly mixed; the pH of the solution is regulated to the alkalinity by alkali; oxidizing agents are dropped; heating incubation is carried out for a period of time; the copper nanometer cluster is prepared; the copper nanometer cluster is used for detecting the fluorescence intensity of an Hg<2+> standard solution or an Hg<2+> sample solution; the fluorescence intensity is substituted into a linear regression equation, and the Hg<2+> content in the sample is calculated. Due to strong oxidizing property and coordinating capability of oxidizing agents, the secondary structure in protein can be changed, copper-protein-oxidant complexes can be formed, the reducing capacity of the protein is enhanced, and the formation of the copper nanometer cluster is obviously accelerated. The copper nanometer cluster is used for the Hg<2+> detection in the water sample, and the method is obviously superior to the prior art in the aspects of analysis time, sensitivity, selectivity and cost.

A composition is disclosed which is capable of being used for detection, comprising an encapsulated noble metal nanocluster. Methods for preparing the encapsulated noble metal nanoclusters, and methods of using the encapsulated noble metal nanoclusters are also disclosed. In certain embodiments, the noble metal nanoclusters are encapsulated by a dendrimer, a peptide, a small organic or inorganic molecule, or an oligonucleotide. The encapsulated noble metal nanoclusters have a characteristic spectral emission, wherein said spectral emission is varied by controlling the nature of the encapsulating material, such as by controlling the size of the nanocluster, the generation of a dendrimer, the incorporation of a functional group, and wherein said emission is used to provide information about a biological state. The emission is selected from the group consisting of nanocluster fluorescence, multiphoton excited nanocluster fluorescence, Stokes or Anti-Stokes Raman emission from the encapsulating material, and second harmonic generation.

Method for producing a substrate with Au (gold) nanoclusters affixed to the surface thereof and substrate and catalyst obtained by means of said method. The method consists in preparing a solution containing, in disperse form, Au nanoclusters and, also in disperse form, a substrate with a surface functionalised with a polyelectrolyte that confers a net electric charge thereon, and in intensely agitating said solution to affix Au nanoclusters to the substrate surface. This results in a substrate that has a surface with Au nanoclusters affixed in disperse form, significantly without clusters. The invention also relates to a catalyst that comprises said substrate with Au nanoclusters affixed to the surface thereof. Said catalyst is particularly suitable for use in oxidation reactions.

The invention relates to a noble metal nanocatalyst loaded on a dendritic macromolecule functionalized graphene and a preparation method thereof. The nanocatalyst is composed of graphene, silane coupling agents, dendritic macromolecules and noble metal nanoclusters, wherein the dendritic macromolecules are amino-terminated polyamide-amine (PAMAM) dendritic macromolecules, and the noble metal nanoclusters comprise palladium, platinum, gold, silver, ruthenium, iridium, osmium and related alloys. Aminos are introduced onto the surfaces of exfoliated graphene by the silane coupling agents, then different generations of the dendritic macromolecules are covalently introduced, and further the nanoclusters of noble metals and the related alloys are loaded by using the above-obtained materials as templates. The loaded noble metal nanocatalyst is not easy to agglomerate or to fall off during catalytic processes, and has high catalytic activity. The loaded noble metal nanoclusters has the characteristics of tunable size and controllable shape, and the structure and composition of the noble metal alloys can be controlled accurately. The method is simple in process and short in period, and can easily realize industrial production.

A plurality of memory cell devices is formed by using an intermediate dual polysilicon-nitride control electrode stack overlying nanoclusters. The stack includes a first-formed polysilicon-nitride layer and a second-formed polysilicon-containing layer. The second-formed polysilicon-containing layer is removed from areas containing the plurality of memory cells. In one form the second-formed polysilicon-containing layer also contains a nitride portion which is also removed, thereby leaving the first-formed polysilicon-nitride layer for the memory cell devices. In another form the second-formed ploysilicon-containing layer does not contain nitride and a nitride portion of the first-formed polysilicon-nitride layer is also removed. In the latter form a subsequent nitride layer is formed over the remaining polysilicon layer. In both forms a top portion of the device is protected from oxidation, thereby preserving size and quality of underlying nanoclusters. Gate electrodes of devices peripheral to the memory cell devices also use the second-formed polysilicon-containing layer.

The invention provides a gold nanocluster preparation method and an application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of nano materials. The problem of high cost of gold nanoparticle compositing in the prior art is solved. The gold nanocluster preparation method includes the steps: a, mixing polypeptide water solution with HAuCl4 solution in a reaction vessel to prepare solution A; and b, adding NaBH4 solution into the solution A for reduction, and reacting for a certain time to obtain fluorescent gold nanocluster products. A series of gold nanoclusters with different maximum emission wavelengths are composited successfully by means of taking different polypeptides as templates and sodium borohydride as a reducer. The composited gold nanoclusters have the advantages of large Stokes shift, long fluorescence lifetime, good stability and the like, can be used for detecting mercury ions (Hg2+) in water samples, and is high in detection sensitivity.

The invention discloses aluminum-strengthened maraging steel and a preparing method of the aluminum-strengthened maraging steel. The aluminum-strengthened maraging steel comprises, by weight percent, 0.01% to 0.2% of C, 6% to 24% of Ni, not larger than 6% of Mo, 0% to 4% of Mn, 0.5% to 6% of Al, 0% to 12% of Cr, 0% to 1.5% of Nb, 0% to 4% of Cu, 0% to 3% of W, 0.0005% to 0.05% of B and the balance Fe and inevitable impurities. Smelting is carried out according to ingredient compositions, and through forging, solid solution treatment and cold rolling heat treatment processes, the maraging steel is prepared, wherein the structure of the maraging steel is uniform, a high-density B2-NiAl intermetallic compound is a main strengthening phase of the maraging steel, and micro carbide and nanoclusters conduct joint strengthening on the maraging steel; and the maraging steel shows the excellent mechanical property, the tensile strength can reach 2.2 GPa. In addition, the main strengthening phase NiAl and a base body are in a coherent relationship, and the elasticity modulus and the base body are basically consistent.

The invention relates to a fluorescent DNA-silver nanocluster, and a preparation method and application thereof. The particle size of the fluorescent DNA-silver nanocluster is 2-10nm. A water solution of the fluorescent DNA-silver nanocluster looks light pink by visual inspection, and looks shiny red under irradiation of an ultraviolet lamp with the wavelength of 360nm. The water solution is excited by light with the excitation wavelength of 530nm, the emission wavelength is 570-800nm, and high fluorescence emission strength is acquired at the wavelength of 618nm; rhodamine B is taken as a reference substance, and fluorescence quantum yield is 35.3%. A method for detecting cupric ions and pyrophosphate ions by the fluorescent DNA-silver nanocluster includes (1), drawing a response standard curve of the corresponding ions to acquire a linear regression equation; (2), substituting the detected fluorescence strength into the linear regression equation to obtain the concentration of the cupric ions or the pyrophosphate ions. The fluorescent DNA-silver nanocluster has the advantages of stable performance and environment friendliness, the detection method is rapid and simple, and the detection sensitivity is high.