An electroless method of forming high aspect ratio metal particles includes the steps of mixing a metal or metal salt with at least one acid to fou i an acidified metal halide salt solution, and mixing the solution with a supersaturated sol to form a sol comprising solution. Metal cations provided by the acidified metal salt are reduced to form a plurality of high aspect ratio metal particles. Instead of using a sol, an organic compound can be oxidized to generate the reducing agent. A metal comprising particle assembly includes a plurality of high aspect ratio metal platelets having an aspect ratio of a major dimension averaging from 10 to 200 times a nanoscale minor dimension of the platelet. The platelets can be used for nail polish, eye liner or the cores for medical delivery vehicles.
申请公布号
WO2007008215(A2)
申请公布日期
2007.01.18
申请号
WO2005US26295
申请日期
2005.07.22
申请人
SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED;DUNN, JEFFREY, H.;BROWN, IAN, T.