Nanoparticles
US8080431B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/24
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Materials and methods for studying and modulating the interaction of carbohydrate-containing moieties with other species are described, in particular, small particles, e.g. clusters of metal or semiconductor atoms, which can be employed as a substrate for immobilising a plurality of ligands comprising carbohydrate groups. These “nanoparticles” can then be used to study carbohydrate mediated interactions, e.g. with other carbohydrates or proteins, and as therapeutics and diagnostic reagents.
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