Patents by Inventor Benxi Wei

Benxi Wei 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).

  • Patent number: 10246523
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fluorescent starch nanocrystal and a preparation method and application thereof. Mainly based on the character that starch nanocrystal has an active hydroxyl group on the surface, the present disclosure introduces fluorescein isothiocyanate into the surface of the starch nanocrystal in the form of stable covalent bonds through a two-step chemical modification method: silane coupling and electrophilic addition of fluorescein, so as to prepare the starch nanocrystal with fluorescent properties. The preparation process of the present disclosure is simple and easy to operate, uses cheap and readily available raw materials, involves low cost, and allows the non-fluorescent starch nanocrystal to produce significant fluorescent properties without affecting the properties of the starch nanocrystal itself, thereby expanding the application of starch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Yaoqi Tian, Canxin Cai, Benxi Wei, Zhengyu Jin, Jinpeng Wang, Xueming Xu, Na Yang, Xiuting Hu
  • Patent number: 9956536
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a triple-responsive starch-based microgel and a preparation method thereof. The present disclosure prepares C6 oxidized starch and PNIPAM semi-interpenetrating network microgel, namely the triple-responsive starch-based microgel, mainly with pH sensitive C6 oxidized starch and temperature sensitive NIPAM (N-isopropylacrylamide) as raw materials, and using an inverse emulsion polymerization method. The triple-responsive starch-based microgel according to the present disclosure is a spherical particle with the particle diameter of 15-25 ?m, has pH, temperature and ionic strength-sensitivity, good biocompatibility and biodegradability, and can be widely used in the fields of nutrient protection, controlled drug release, protein separation and purification and the like. Meanwhile, its preparation process is simple and controllable with mild reaction conditions, and is suitable for large-scale production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Zhengyu Jin, Yaoqi Tian, Bao Zhang, Han Tao, Benxi Wei, Xiuting Hu, Chunsen Wu, Xueming Xu, Na Yang
  • Publication number: 20180056266
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a triple-responsive starch-based microgel and a preparation method thereof. The present disclosure prepares C6 oxidized starch and PNIPAM semi-interpenetrating network microgel, namely the triple-responsive starch-based microgel, mainly with pH sensitive C6 oxidized starch and temperature sensitive NIPAM (N-isopropylacrylamide) as raw materials, and using an inverse emulsion polymerization method. The triple-responsive starch-based microgel according to the present disclosure is a spherical particle with the particle diameter of 15-25 ?m, has pH, temperature and ionic strength-sensitivity, good biocompatibility and biodegradability, and can be widely used in the fields of nutrient protection, controlled drug release, protein separation and purification and the like. Meanwhile, its preparation process is simple and controllable with mild reaction conditions, and is suitable for large-scale production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Zhengyu JIN, Yaoqi TIAN, Bao ZHANG, Han TAO, Benxi WEI, Xiuting HU, Chunsen WU, Xueming XU, Na YANG
  • Publication number: 20170183422
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fluorescent starch nanocrystal and a preparation method and application thereof. Mainly based on the character that starch nanocrystal has an active hydroxyl group on the surface, the present disclosure introduces fluorescein isothiocyanate into the surface of the starch nanocrystal in the form of stable covalent bonds through a two-step chemical modification method: silane coupling and electrophilic addition of fluorescein, so as to prepare the starch nanocrystal with fluorescent properties. The preparation process of the present disclosure is simple and easy to operate, uses cheap and readily available raw materials, involves low cost, and allows the non-fluorescent starch nanocrystal to produce significant fluorescent properties without affecting the properties of the starch nanocrystal itself, thereby expanding the application of starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Yaoqi Tian, Canxin Cai, Benxi Wei, Zhengyu Jin, Jinpeng Wang, Xueming Xu, Na Yang, Xiuting Hu
  • Patent number: 9580518
    Abstract: A method for fractionating dextrin, belonging to the technical field of food processing. In principle, the method for fractionating dextrin of the present invention is based on the fact that the dextrin is incompatible with polyethylene glycol in aqueous solution and a larger molecular weight of the dextrin results in more significant incompatibility with polyethylene glycol. Accordingly, the stepwise precipitation of dextrin components having a molecular weight from large to small may be realized by gradually increasing the concentration of polyethylene glycol by gradually adding polyethylene glycol to dextrin in aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Zhengyu Jin, Yaoqi Tian, Xiuting Hu, Binghua Sun, Bao Zhang, Benxi Wei, Chunsen Wu, Na Yang, Xueming Xu
  • Publication number: 20160222136
    Abstract: A method for fractionating dextrin, belonging to the technical field of food processing. In principle, the method for fractionating dextrin of the present invention is based on the fact that the dextrin is incompatible with polyethylene glycol in aqueous solution and a larger molecular weight of the dextrin results in more significant incompatibility with polyethylene glycol. Accordingly, the stepwise precipitation of dextrin components having a molecular weight from large to small may be realized by gradually increasing the concentration of polyethylene glycol by gradually adding polyethylene glycol to dextrin in aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Zhengyu Jin, Yaoqi Tian, Xiuting Hu, Binghua Sun, Bao Zhang, Benxi Wei, Chunsen Wu, Na Yang, Xueming Xu