Todd J. HARRIS,Steven J. OLDENBURG,Richard K. BALDWIN
申请号：
US15035474
公开号：
US20160287741A1
申请日:
2014.11.18
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a metastable silver nanoparticle composite, a process for its manufacture, and its use as a source for silver ions and/or colorimetric signaling In various embodiments, the composite comprises, consists essentially of or consists of metastable silver nanoparticles that change shape when exposed to moisture, a stability modulant that controls the rate of the shape change, and a substrate to support the silver nanoparticles and the modulant.
