Composites comprising biologically-synthesized nanomaterials

Curran, Seamus; Dias, Sampath; Blau, Werner; Wang, Jun; Oremland, Ronald S; Baesman, Shaun

Title: Composites comprising biologically-synthesized nanomaterials

Patent · Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

OSTI ID:1083274

Curran, Seamus; Dias, Sampath; Blau, Werner; Wang, Jun; Oremland, Ronald S; Baesman, Shaun

The present disclosure describes composite materials containing a polymer material and a nanoscale material dispersed in the polymer material. The nanoscale materials may be biologically synthesized, such as tellurium nanorods synthesized by Bacillus selenitireducens. Composite materials of the present disclosure may have optical limiting properties and find use in optical limiting devices.

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Research Organization:: DOEEE (USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) (United States))

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: F36-08GO880008

Assignee:: University of Houston (Houston, TX)

Patent Number(s):: 8,431,640

Application Number:: 12/610,612

OSTI ID:: 1083274

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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