Abstract: The present invention is directed toward fluorescent inks and markers comprising carbon nanotubes. The present invention is also directed toward methods of making such inks and markers and to methods of using such inks and markers, especially for security applications (e.g., anti-counterfeiting). Such inks and markers rely on the unique fluorescent properties of semiconducting carbon nanotubes.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 4, 2010
Publication date:
August 19, 2010
Applicant:
WILLIAM RICE MARSH UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
R. Bruce Weisman, Sergei M. Bachilo, Eric Christopher Booth