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Self-assembled, micropatterned, and radio frequency (RF) shielded biocontainers and their uses for remote spatially controlled chemical delivery

  • US 8,246,917 B2
  • Filed: 06/25/2007
  • Issued: 08/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A three-dimensional particle comprising a plurality of two-dimensional faces capable of self-folding to form a hollow interior, wherein a size of the particle is microscale or nanoscale, and wherein the plurality of two-dimensional faces comprise a folding hinge between two adjacent faces and a locking hinge on an edge of a two-dimensional face, wherein the folding hinge between two adjacent faces has a width that is about twice a width of the locking hinge on an edge, wherein the plurality of two-dimensional faces comprising the three-dimensional particle are permanently held together by solid hinges, and wherein the particle further comprises at least one of (i) an active electronic or semiconductor component;

  • and (ii) at least one substance encapsulated within the particle.

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