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Patent US7884160 - Non-spherical nanoparticles made from living triblock polymer chains - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention provides polymeric nanoparticles comprising triblock and optionally diblock copolymer chains. The architecture of the polymeric nanoparticles may be controlled, resulting in nanoparticles having non-spherical shapes. The present invention also provides a method of preparing the...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7884160?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7884160 - Non-spherical nanoparticles made from living triblock polymer chainsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7884160 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/641,514Publication date8 Feb 2011Filing date19 Dec 2006Priority date19 Dec 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20070149649Publication number11641514, 641514, US 7884160 B2, US 7884160B2, US-B2-7884160, US7884160 B2, US7884160B2InventorsXiaorong Wang, Mindaugas Rackaitis, Victor J. Foltz, Edward D. Kelley, Yuan-Yong YanOriginal AssigneeBridgestone CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (246), Non-Patent Citations (299), Referenced by (18), Classifications (25), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNon-spherical nanoparticles made from living triblock polymer chains
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