Patent 7179864 was granted and assigned to Bridgestone on February, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A polymer nano-string composition is provided. The polymer nano-strings can include a poly(alkenylbenzene) core, and a surface layer comprising poly(conjugated diene). The nano-strings have a mean average diameter of less than about 100 nm and a length of greater than about 1 μm.