Fish & Richardson P.C.
Method for producing self-assembled objects comprising fullerene nanotubes and compositions thereof
This invention relates generally to a method for producing self-assembled objects comprising fullerene nanotubes and compositions thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention involves a three-dimensional structure of derivatized fullerene nanotubes that spontaneously form. It includes several components having multiple derivatives brought together to assemble into the three-dimensional structure. In another embodiment, objects may be obtained by bonding functionally-specific agents (FSAs) to groups of nanotubes, enabling them to form into structures. The bond selectivity of FSAs allow selected nanotubes of a particular size or kind to assemble together and inhibit the assembling of unselected nanotubes that may also be present.
William Marsh Rice University
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Jie Daniel T. Hongjie Ken Andrew G. Jason H. Richard E. Pavel Andreas Ting
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