Patents by Inventor Athena Guo

Athena Guo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • 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