Metal clad lipid microstructures
US4911981A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2989
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Tubular, spheroidal, and helical lipid microstructures are individually clad with a metal coat deposited on the microstructures by an electroless plating bath. In metal cladding the microstructures, the surfaces of the lipid microstructures are sensitized by adsorption thereon of a catalytic precursor which enables metal from the electroless plating bath to deposit upon and adhere to the sensitized surface. The metal plate is electrically conductive and may also be magnetic. A composite material is produced by embedding the metal clad microstructures in a matrix of a polymer such as an epoxy or a polyurethane.
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