Nanocrystals
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1. A fluorescent nanocrystal composition comprising:
- a fluorescent nanocrystal; and
a coating over said fluorescent nanocrystal, wherein said coating comprises an imidazole-containing compound operably bound by an imidazole group to a metal cation.
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Abstract
Provided herein are compositions of functionalized, fluorescent nanocrystals comprising fluorescent nanocrystals coated with an imidazole-containing compound; compositions of functionalized, fluorescent nanocrystals comprising fluorescent nanocrystals coated with an imidazole-containing compound and cross-linked with a phosphine cross-linking compound; compositions of functionalized fluorescent nanocrystals operably bound to molecular probe; a process of making functionalized, fluorescent nanocrystals; and a process of using functionalized, fluorescent nanocrystals in a detection system.
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31 Claims
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1. A fluorescent nanocrystal composition comprising:
- a fluorescent nanocrystal; and
a coating over said fluorescent nanocrystal, wherein said coating comprises an imidazole-containing compound operably bound by an imidazole group to a metal cation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a fluorescent nanocrystal; and
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10. A fluorescent nanocrystal composition comprising:
- a fluorescent nanocrystal; and
a coating over said fluorescent nanocrystal, wherein said coating comprises an imidazole-containing compound, said imidazole-containing compound operably bound by an imidazole group to said fluorescent nanocrystal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a fluorescent nanocrystal; and
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19. A process of making coated nanocrystals comprising;
- contacting a solution comprising imidazole-containing compound with a metal cation solution to produce a mixture; and
contacting said mixture with fluorescent nanocrystals to form a coating over the fluorescent nanocrystals wherein said coating comprises an imidizole-containing compound operably bound by an imidizole group to a metal cation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
- contacting a solution comprising imidazole-containing compound with a metal cation solution to produce a mixture; and
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24. A process of making coated nanocrystals comprising:
- contacting a solution comprising imidazole-containing compound with fluorescent nanocrystals to form a coating over the fluorescent nanocrystals, said imidazole-containing compound operably bound by an imididazole group to said fluorescent nanocrystals.
- View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of making water soluble fluorescent nanocrystals comprising:
- operably bonding an imidazole group of an imidazole-containing compound with fluorescent nanocrystals.
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