US Patent Issued to Seoul National University R&DB Foundation on Sept. 30 for "Method for preparing metal nanocube with controlled corner sharpness index" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,167, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Seoul National University R&DB Foundation (Seoul, South Korea).

"Method for preparing metal nanocube with controlled corner sharpness index" was invented by Jwa-Min Nam (Seoul, South Korea), Jeong-Eun Park (Seoul, South Korea) and Yeon Hee Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for preparing a metal nanocube with a controlled corner sharpness index includes a step of reacting with a first surfactant and a predetermined surface-protecting agent. A method for preparing a metal nanocube aggregate having a purity of 95% or more includes a step of centrifuging in the prese...