Title:
FLUORESCENT SECURITY INKS AND MARKERS COMPRISING CARBON NANOTUBES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005028577
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention is directed toward fluorescent inks and markers comprising carbon nanotubes. The present invention is also directed toward methods of making such inks and markers and to methods of using such inks and markers, especially for security applications (e.g., anti-counterfeiting). Such inks and markers rely on the unique fluorescent properties of semiconducting carbon nanotubes.
Inventors:
WEISMAN R BRUCE (US)
BACHILO SERGEI M (US)
BOOTH ERIC CHRISTOPHER (US)
BACHILO SERGEI M (US)
BOOTH ERIC CHRISTOPHER (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/028603
Publication Date:
May 19, 2005
Filing Date:
September 02, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV RICE WILLIAM M (US)
WEISMAN R BRUCE (US)
BACHILO SERGEI M (US)
BOOTH ERIC CHRISTOPHER (US)
WEISMAN R BRUCE (US)
BACHILO SERGEI M (US)
BOOTH ERIC CHRISTOPHER (US)
International Classes:
C09D11/00; (IPC1-7): C09D11/00
Foreign References:
| EP1020888A1 | 2000-07-19 | |||
| US6330939B1 | 2001-12-18 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 05 12 May 2003 (2003-05-12)
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