The present invention discloses a novel method and novel compositions comprising well-dispersed particulate metal materials, including metal nanoparticles and/or metal single-atom materials, on various substrates, said method comprising the use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) and optimization of the metal precursor dose time and the number of ALD cycles. Illustrative of the metals are Fe, Ni, Co, Ru, Rh, Ir, Os, Pt, Pd, and the like; and illustrative of the various substrates are carbon nanotubes (CNTs) (including multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), SiO.sub.2, TiO.sub.2, alumina, CeO.sub.2, ZnO, ZrO.sub.2, activated carbon, CuO, Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, MgO, CaO, graphene, and the like. The density of the dispersed metals on the substrates is significantly higher than the metal density

The present invention relates to the field of coatings on high-energy materials, devices or products that comprise the coated high-energy materials, functional coating materials and methods for producing and using the same. In particular, the present invention relates to energetic materials having initiated release coatings to improve the performance and shelf-life of the devices, products and/or raw materials, suitable for use as energetics or propellants for munitions, rockets, pyrotechnics, flares or other devices or components.

A nanoparticle having a solid core comprising a biologically active substance, said core being enclosed by an inorganic coating, a method for preparing the nanoparticle, and the use of the nanoparticle in therapy. A kit comprising the nanoparticle and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the nanoparticle.

A method and system for coating metallic powder particles is provided. The method includes: disposing an amount of metallic powder particulates within a fluidizing reactor; removing moisture adhered to the powder particles disposed within the reactor using a working gas; coating the powder particles disposed within the reactor using a precursor gas; and purging the precursor gas from the reactor using the working gas.

A method and system for coating metallic powder particles is provided. The method includes: disposing an amount of metallic powder particulates within a fluidizing reactor; removing moisture adhered to the powder particles disposed within the reactor using a working gas; coating the powder particles disposed within the reactor using a precursor gas; and purging the precursor gas from the reactor using the working gas.

A magnetizable abrasive particle. The magnetizable abrasive particle has a ceramic particle having an outer surface; and a continuous metal coating on the outer surface; wherein the core hardness of the ceramic particle is at least 15 GPa; wherein the continuous metal coating comprises iron, cobalt or an alloy of iron and cobalt; and wherein the thickness of the continuous metal coating is less than 1000 nm. A method of making the magnetizable abrasive particle is also disclosed.

A magnetizable abrasive particle. The magnetizable abrasive particle has a ceramic particle having an outer surface; and a continuous metal coating on the outer surface; wherein the core hardness of the ceramic particle is at least 15 GPa; wherein the continuous metal coating comprises iron, cobalt or an alloy of iron and cobalt; and wherein the thickness of the continuous metal coating is less than 1000 nm. A method of making the magnetizable abrasive particle is also disclosed.

The invention provides a process for depositing a coating onto particles being pneumatically transported in a tube. The process comprising the steps of providing a tube having an inlet opening and an outlet opening; feeding a carrier gas entraining particles into the tube at or near the inlet opening of the tube to create a particle flow through the tube; and injecting a first self-terminating reactant into the tube via at least one injection point downstream from the inlet opening of the tube for reaction with the particles in the particle flow. The process is suitable for atomic layer deposition and molecular layer deposition. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also disclosed.

The invention provides a process for depositing a coating onto particles being pneumatically transported in a tube. The process comprising the steps of providing a tube having an inlet opening and an outlet opening; feeding a carrier gas entraining particles into the tube at or near the inlet opening of the tube to create a particle flow through the tube; and injecting a first self-terminating reactant into the tube via at least one injection point downstream from the inlet opening of the tube for reaction with the particles in the particle flow. The process is suitable for atomic layer deposition and molecular layer deposition. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also disclosed.

A method and apparatus produce silicon-carbon composite materials through a chemical vapor deposition or a thermal disposition process in a fluidized bed reactor on a semi-continuous basis. The produced silicon-carbon composite has a unique structure that silicon particles are uniformly dispersed, bonded and embedded into the carbon conductive matrix and forming a secondary structure. The produced silicon-carbon composite can be used as advanced anode materials for lithium battery and other electrochemical energy storage device.