Claims
- 1. A printable formulation comprising fillers with domain size less than 100 nanometers.
- 2. The printable formulation of claim 1 wherein the fillers are nanowhiskers.
- 3. The printable formulation of claim 1 wherein the fillers are fibers.
- 4. The printable formulation of claim 1 wherein the fillers are plates.
- 5. The printable formulation of claim 1 wherein the fillers are inorganic.
- 6. The printable formulation of claim 2 wherein the fillers are organic.
- 7. The printable formulation of claim 2 wherein the fillers are metallic.
- 8. The printable formulation of claim 1 wherein the printable formulation is an ink.
- 9. The printable formulation of claim 1 wherein the printable formulation is a paste.
- 10. The printable formulation of claim 2 wherein the filler comprises at least one element from the group consisting of aluminum, antimony, boron, bromine, carbon, chlorine, fluorine, germanium, hydrogen, indium, iodine, nickel, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, selenium, silicon, sulfur, or tellurium.
- 11. The printable formulation of claim 3 wherein the filler comprises at least one element from the group consisting of aluminum, antimony, boron, bromine, carbon, chlorine, fluorine, germanium, hydrogen, indium, iodine, nickel, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, selenium, silicon, sulfur, or tellurium.
- 12. The printable formulation of claim 4 wherein the filler comprises at least one element from the group consisting of aluminum, antimony, boron, bromine, carbon, chlorine, fluorine, germanium, hydrogen, indium, iodine, nickel, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, selenium, silicon, sulfur, or tellurium.
- 13. The printable formulation of claim 2 wherein the nanowhiskers are nanorods.
- 14. The printable formulation of claim 2 wherein the nanowhiskers have an aspect ratio greater than 2.
- 15. A product manufactured using the printable formulation of claim 1.
- 16. A device manufactured using the printable formulation of claim 14.
1. RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/441,683 titled “INK NANOTECHNOLOGY” filed on May 20, 2003 which is a division of co-pending Ser. No. 09/790,036 titled “NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR DRUG DELIVERY, CONTRAST AGENTS AND BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS” filed on Feb. 20, 2001, which is a divisional of U.S. Pat. No. 6,228,904 filed on May 22, 1998, which is incorporated herein by reference and which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional applications 60/049,077 filed on Jun. 9, 1997, 60/069,936 filed on Dec. 17, 1997, and 60/079,225 filed on Mar. 24, 1998. U.S. Pat. No. 6,228,904 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/739,257, filed Oct. 30, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,905,000, titled NANOSTRUCTURED ION CONDUCTING SOLID ELECTROLYTES, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/730,661, filed Oct. 11, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,952,040 titled “PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM NANO-PRECISION ENGINEERED MATERIALS” which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/706,819, filed Sep. 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,851,507 titled “INTEGRATED THERMAL PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS SYNTHESIS OF NANOSCALE POWDERS” and U.S. Ser. No. 08/707,341, filed Sep. 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,788,738 titled “METHOD OF PRODUCING NANOSCALE POWDERS BY QUENCHING OF VAPORS”. This application is also a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/753,806 titled “LOW-COST MULTILAMINATE SENSORS” which is a divisional of U.S. Pat. No. 6,202,471 filed on May 7, 1998 titled “LOW-COST MULTILAMINATE SENSORS”. All of the patents and patent applications referenced in this paragraph are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (3)
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Jun 1997 |
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60069936 |
Dec 1997 |
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60079225 |
Mar 1998 |
US |
Divisions (4)
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10441683 |
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09790036 |
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10441683 |
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09083893 |
May 1998 |
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09790036 |
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09074534 |
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09753806 |
Jan 2001 |
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Continuation in Parts (5)
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Oct 1996 |
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08730661 |
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08739257 |
Oct 1996 |
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08706819 |
Sep 1996 |
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08730661 |
Oct 1996 |
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08707341 |
Sep 1996 |
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08730661 |
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09753806 |
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10679611 |
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