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Metallization of nucleic acids via metal nanoparticles produced ex-situ

US6884587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sony International (Europe) GmbH · DE

Inventors

William Ford · Stuttgart, DE
Jurina Wessels · Stuttgart, DE
Oliver Harnack · Stuttgart, DE
Akio Yasuda · Eßlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 1, 2002
Grant date	Apr 26, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 22, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S977/895
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for the metallization of nucleic acids, comprising providing tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine-Au (THP-Au) particles or derivatives thereof, binding said THP-Au particles to a nucleic acid to produce a metal nanoparticle-nucleic acid composite, and treatment of the metal nanoparticle-nucleic acid composite with an electroless plating solution. The invention further relates to a metallized nucleic acid obtainable according to such a method and a nanowire including a method for the manufacture of a nanowire.

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