Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Passive chemical system for detection of gamma irradiation
-
Application No.: US13872428Application Date: 2013-04-29
-
Publication No.: US09643211B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Scott A. Trammell , Brett D. Martin
- Applicant: Scott A. Trammell , Brett D. Martin
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: US Naval Research Laboratory
- Agent Stephen T. Hunnius
- Main IPC: G01N24/00
- IPC: G01N24/00 ; B05D7/14 ; B05D3/06 ; G01T7/00 ; B82Y30/00

Abstract:
Encapsulated fluorescent metal nanoparticles for radiation detection comprising metal ions in an aqueous solution encapsulated in a nanocapsule, wherein the metal ions form atoms when exposed to gamma-ray initiated reduction of the ions and then aggregate to form fluorescent nanoparticles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150004715A1 Encapsulated Fluorescent Metal Nanoparticles as Indicators for Radiation Public/Granted day:2015-01-01
Information query