- Patent Title: Metamaterial optical elements self-assembled on protein scaffolds
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Application No.: US14207807Application Date: 2014-03-13
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Publication No.: US09751913B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Banahalli R. Ratna , Carissa M. Soto , Ronald W. Rendell , Jake Fontana , Jeffrey R. Deschamps
- Applicant: Banahalli R. Ratna , Carissa M. Soto , Ronald W. Rendell , Jake Fontana , Jeffrey R. Deschamps
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: US Naval Research Laboratory
- Agent Roy Roberts
- Main IPC: H01B1/02
- IPC: H01B1/02 ; C07K14/00 ; C07K14/005 ; H01B1/12 ; B82Y20/00 ; G01N21/552 ; B82Y40/00 ; B82Y30/00
Abstract:
A genetically modified cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) protein capsid serves as a scaffold for metal nanoparticles, preferably gold nanospheres, of 15 nm to 35 nm, creating plasmonic nanoclusters. The self-assembled nanoclusters gave rise to a 10-fold surface-averaged enhancement of the local electromagnetic field. Other viral capsids or virus-like proteins may also serve as such scaffolds.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140194602A1 Metamaterial Optical Elements Self-Assembled on Protein Scaffolds Public/Granted day:2014-07-10
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