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    Synthesis of radioactive materials and compositions of same
    (2009-11-24) Gadeken, Larry L.; Engel, Paul S.; Laverdure, Kenneth S.; Rice University; BetaBatt, Inc.; United States Patent and Trademark Office
    The present invention relates generally to synthesis of radioactive material, such as a tritiated polymer, and an apparatus for generating electrical current from the nuclear decay process of a radioactive material. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an energy cell (e.g., a battery) for generating electrical current derived from particle emissions occurring within a radioactive material such as a tritiated polymer) on pore walls of a porous semiconductor. The radioactive material may be introduced into the energy cell by a wetting process.