Method of photocatalytic nanotagging
| DWPI Title: Nanotagged structure for labeling components of biological systems for detection and imaging comprises chemical structure with associated photocatalyst molecule, and metal nanotag |
| Abstract: A nanotagged chemical structure comprising a chemical structure with an associated photocatalyst and a tagging nanoparticle (a nanotag) grown in proximity to the photocatalyst, and a method for making the nanotagged chemical structure. The nanoparticle is grown in proximity to the photocatalyst by using a photocatalytic reduction reaction. |
| Use: Nanotagged structure useful for labeling components of biological systems for detection and imaging purposes. |
| Advantage: The structure is capable of retaining activity or structure of protein during labeling or tagging of biological compound. |
| Novelty: A nanotagged structure comprises chemical structure comprising associated photocatalyst molecule; and metal nanotag proximate to the associated photocatalyst molecule and located within an electron-transfer length of a radical form of the associated photocatalyst molecule. |
| Filed: 10/3/2006 |
| Application Number: US2006542506A |
| Tech ID: SD 10203.0 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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