Abstract: Disclosed herein are molecularly coated surfaces, methods of coating surfaces, and methods of using coatings on surfaces. In some embodiments, the coated surfaces are useful in applications to avoid blemishes on gemstones, confer antimicrobial activity on a surface, confer a therapeutic property to a surface, detect an analyte, change the color of a surface, and or to change the physical and/or chemical properties of a surface.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 12, 2021
Date of Patent:
July 8, 2025
Assignee:
Glisten LLC
Inventors:
Jean Dousset, Heidi Renate McMahon, James Nathan Hohman, Moonhee Kim
Abstract: Disclosed herein are coated gemstones, coatings for gemstones, methods of coating gemstones, and methods of using coatings on gemstones to avoid blemishes on gemstones. In some embodiments, diamonds are functionalized with anchor molecules that bind hydrophilic cyclodextrin molecules to confer hydrophilicity on the diamond. In some embodiments, the diamonds resist dirt and grime build-up.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 9, 2020
Date of Patent:
April 18, 2023
Assignee:
Glisten LLC
Inventors:
Jean Dousset, Heidi Renate McMahon, James Nathan Hohman, Moonhee Kim