Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120202261 | 3D TROPHOBLAST MATRIX FOR PREPARING ORGAN-SPECIFIC STEM CELLS - This disclosure relates generally to methods, apparatuses, and cellular compositions and cellular products that use a unique trophoblast-containing 3D matrix as a compartmental chamber for growing embryoid bodies that can be induced to differentiate into organ-specific cell types. | 08-09-2012 |
20120288911 | BIOREACTOR FOR ENGINEERED TISSUE - A system for generating a tissue construct includes a mixing chamber, a piston chamber, a reaction chamber, and a pump. The mixing chamber is configured to receive a hydrogel solution and a cell suspension solution. The piston chamber includes a first piston and is configured to receive a mixture of the hydrogel solution and the cell suspension solution from the mixing chamber. The first piston is configured to push the mixture through one or more capillaries into the reaction chamber. The reaction is configured to receive the mixture and a cross-linking initiator. The pump is configured to move the mixture through the reaction chamber such that the mixture and the cross-linking initiator combine to form an encapsulated cell material. | 11-15-2012 |
20120288937 | BIOREACTOR FOR CONTROLLING CELLULAR GROWTH - A system includes a first chamber configured to receive a hydrogel and a scaffold comprising a cell, wherein the hydrogel is in fluid communication with the scaffold, and wherein the hydrogel includes a plurality of unidirectional pores. The system also includes a second chamber configured to receive a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein the second chamber includes a wall that separates the first fluid from the second fluid. The system further includes a porous membrane configured to separate the first chamber from the second chamber. The wall is configured to move along the porous membrane as cellular extensions are projected into at least a portion of the plurality of unidirectional pores of the hydrogel. | 11-15-2012 |
20130011487 | FLUORINATED BLOCK CO-POLYMERS - A block co-polymer includes a water soluble carrier block; an amino acid-based or acrylic acid-based block; and the amino acid-based or acrylic acid-based block includes a fluorinated alkyl group or a fluorinated alkylene glycol group. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012754 | MICROWAVE INDUCED PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY - A method of administering photodynamic therapy includes using a microwave frequency-sensitive light-emitting polymer as a light source to excite a administered photosensitizer to exert cytotoxicity in situ at a site containing undesired or diseased tissue. | 01-10-2013 |
20130102013 | MATERIALS AND METHODS TO DETECT PYRIMIDINE-PYRIMIDINE DIMER FORMATION - Disclosed are methods and apparatuses pertaining to measuring DNA damage due to exposure to ultraviolet light, as measured by formation of pyrimidine-pyrimidine dimers in a polynucleotide. The apparatuses can be in the form of a patch which can be particularly useful in measuring the effectiveness of a sunscreen. The apparatuses can further include a reporter agent for instant determination of the pyrimidine-pyrimidine dimer formation. | 04-25-2013 |
20130231295 | LIGNIN DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF - An article including a lignin derivative, where the lignin derivative includes a moiety derived from an antimicrobial compound. Also provided are methods of inhibiting microbial growth with an article including a lignin derivative. | 09-05-2013 |
20130332247 | BAR CODE BASED RECYCLING - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for scanning a barcode on an article to obtain article recycling information. A first incentive is received based upon the scanning of the article and a second incentive is received based upon verification that the article was recycled. | 12-12-2013 |
20140005129 | LIGNIN DERIVATIVES HAVING POLYCATIONS AND USES THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
20140041802 | BIOCOMPATIBLE ADHESIVE POLYMERS - Block co-polymers including a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic poly(amino acid) block which further includes dihydroxyphenyl moieties are provided, as well as methods of making and using the same. Such block copolymers may be used to prepare biocompatible adhesives which display good adhesives properties in aqueous environments, including in in vivo applications. | 02-13-2014 |
20140322136 | METHODS FOR TREATING OBESITY - The present invention provides methods to reduce or inhibit weight gain by administering inhibitors of the SirT1 protein to a subject. Methods to identify such inhibitors are also disclosed. | 10-30-2014 |