Patents by Inventor Abraham Aseh

Abraham Aseh 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).

  • PREPARATION AND METHODOLOGY OF SILK FIBROIN NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20110305765
    Abstract: Disclosed are nanoparticles for delivery of drugs and/or nutraceuticals that include a fibroin polypeptide and a drug or nutraceutical, wherein the nanoparticle has a diameter of about 1 nm to about 500 nm, and compositions of the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may further include a chitosan, or a proteoglycan such as decorin. Also disclosed are methods of delivering a drug and/or nutraceutical to a subject that involve administering to the subject nanoparticles of the present invention. Also disclosed are methods of making the nanoparticles of the invention, and kits that include the nanoparticles of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Anshu B. Mathur, Carmen N. Rios, Vishal Gupta, Abraham Aseh