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METHOD OF COATING NANOPARTICLES

  • US 20070110816A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2006
  • Published: 05/17/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of coating nanoparticles with a metal oxide, comprising:

  • substituting surfaces of hydrophobic nanoparticles with an organic substance having a hydrophilic group to render the nanoparticles hydrophilic; and

    injecting the hydrophilic nanoparticles and a precursor of the metal oxide into an organic solvent including an amphiphilic surfactant to coat the nanoparticles with the metal oxide.

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