Patents Assigned to MicroSurfaces, Inc.
  • Air-stable supported lipid bilayer membranes
    Patent number: 7858375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for fabricating air-stable supported lipid bilayer membranes. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to methods of producing supported lipid bilayer membranes stabilized by sterol groups that are covalently tethered to a solid surface. In a further embodiment, the present invention relates to air-stable supported lipid bilayer membranes produced by the methods of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: MicroSurfaces, Inc
    Inventors: Xiaoyang Zhu, Yang Deng, Yini Wang, David Barriet, Athena Guo
  • Methods for forming composite coatings on MEMS devices
    Patent number: 7201937
    Abstract: The present invention provides unique methods of coating and novel coatings for MEMS devices. In general a two step process includes the coating of a first silane onto a substrate surface followed by a second treatment with or without a second silane and elevated temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: MicroSurfaces, Inc.
    Inventor: Xiaoyang Zhu