Patents Assigned to Northern Nanotechnologies
  • Composite Nanoparticles, Nanoparticles and Methods for Producing Same
    Publication number: 20100137474
    Abstract: In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material. In various embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material; (b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric material about one or more precursor moieties; (c) cross-linking the polymeric material; (d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties to form one or more nanoparticles and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: NORTHERN NANOTECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Cynthia M. Goh, Jose Arnado Dinglasan, Jane B. Goh, Richard Loo, Darren Anderson
  • PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES USING NANOSCALE POLYMER TEMPLATES
    Publication number: 20090278283
    Abstract: In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material. In various embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a shape-static polymer template with a size in the range between about 1 nm to about 100 nm; (b)) incorporating one or more nanoparticle precursor moieties with the shape-static polymer template; and either (c) oxidizing the precursor moieties to form a composite nanoparticle comprising one or more of an inorganic oxide and hydroxide nanoparticle; or (c) adding an ion with an opposite charge polarity to the at least one nanoparticle precursor moieties to effect formation of a composite nanoparticle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Northern Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Anderson, Jose Amado Dinglasan, Nikolai Loukine
  • Composite nanoparticles, nanoparticles and methods for producing same
    Patent number: 7534490
    Abstract: In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material. In various embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material; (b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric material about one or more precursor moieties; (c) cross-linking the polymeric material; (d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties to form one or more nanoparticles and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Northern Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia M. Goh, Jose Amado Dinglasan, Jane B. Goh, Richard Loo, Emina Veletanlic
  • Nanoparticles confined in polyelectrolytes
    Patent number: 7501180
    Abstract: Methods of producing stabilized composite nanoparticles comprising a nanoparticle and a multiple polyelectrolyte stabilizing moiety layer, a method of producing a multilayer stabilized composite nanoparticle, and such nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Northern Nanotechnologies
    Inventors: Darren Anderson, Jane B. Goh, Jose Amado Dinglasan
  • NANOPARTICLES CONFINED IN POLYELECTROLYTES
    Publication number: 20080199700
    Abstract: Methods of producing stabilized composite nanoparticles comprising a nanoparticle and a multiple polyelectrolyte stabilizing moiety layer, a method of producing a multilayer stabilized composite nanoparticle, and such nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Northern Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Anderson, Jane B. Goh, Jose Amado Dinglasan
  • Control of Transport to and from Nanoparticle Surfaces
    Publication number: 20080193766
    Abstract: Methods of producing stabilized composite nanoparticles comprising a nanoparticle and a multiple polyelectrolyte stabilizing moiety layer, a method of producing a multilayer stabilized composite nanoparticle, and such nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: NORTHERN NANOTECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Darren Anderson, Jane B. Goh, Jose Amado Dinglason