Patents by Inventor Krista Fruehauf

Krista Fruehauf 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).

  • Protein-polymer hybrid biomaterials
    Patent number: 11547674
    Abstract: For applications in drug delivery, “smart” materials have been designed to respond to conditions within microenvironments of tissues or cells. The present invention features stimuli-responsive cross-linked hydrogels that respond to specific metabolites of disease. For example, protein-polymer materials of the present invention are configured to release their drug cargo upon encountering the higher lactate concentrations within tumor microenvironments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Szu-Wen Wang, Tae Il Kim, Kenneth J. Shea, Krista Fruehauf, Edward L. Nelson
  • PROTEIN-POLYMER HYBRID BIOMATERIALS
    Publication number: 20200054574
    Abstract: For applications in drug delivery, “smart” materials have been designed to respond to conditions within microenvironments of tissues or cells. The present invention features stimuli-responsive cross-linked hydrogels that respond to specific metabolites of disease. For example, protein-polymer materials of the present invention are configured to release their drug cargo upon encountering the higher lactate concentrations within tumor microenvironments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Szu-Wen Wang, Tae Il Kim, Kenneth J. Shea, Krista Fruehauf, Edward L. Nelson