Process for the production of nanoparticles
US5585020A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/10
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Nanoparticles are produced by exposing microparticles to an energy beam, particularly to a beam of laser light, above the ablation threshold of the microparticles. Nanoparticles are produced having a narrow size distribution.
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