Patents by Inventor Helen F. Chuang

Helen F. Chuang 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).

  • Methods of making decomposable thin films of polyelectrolytes and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8105652
    Abstract: A decomposable thin film comprising a plurality of polyelectrolyte layers of alternating charge, wherein decomposition of the thin film is characterized by degradation of at least a portion of the polyelectrolyte layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kris C. Wood, Helen F. Chuang, Robert D. Batten, David M. Lynn, Paula T. Hammond Cunningham
  • STRUCTURES INCLUDING ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20090258045
    Abstract: A structure includes a substrate and a first plurality of bilayers on the substrate. The first plurality of bilayers includes a first layer including an antimicrobial peptide having a charge, and a second layer including a polyelectrolyte having a charge opposite the charge of the first layer. At least a portion of the structure is capable of degrading by sequential removal of the first layer and the second layer, and releasing the antimicrobial peptide from the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Helen F. Chuang, Anita Shukla, Christopher R. Loose, Paula T. Hammond-Cunningham, Gregory Stephanopoulos