Patent ID: 11951124
Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. Coated tellurium nano wires having a core comprising tellurium and an outer coating comprising a polymer, wherein the polymer is starch, and wherein the coated tellurium nanowires are produced by a method comprising the steps of:
(a) heating an aqueous solution or suspension comprising telluric acid (H2Te O4) and starch in a sealed vessel at a temperature from about 120° C. to about 200° C. for about 2 hours to about 20 hours;
(b) centrifuging the product from step (a) to obtain a pellet;
(c) resuspending the pellet in an aqueous solution; and
(d) lyophilizing the resuspended pellet resulting from (c), whereby the coated tellurium nanowires are produced; and wherein at least a portion of the produced coated tellurium nano wires form a star-shaped structure comprising coated tellurium nanowires radiating outwards from a central point.