Patents by Inventor Bi-min Zhang Newby

Bi-min Zhang Newby 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).

  • Thermoresponsive cell culture supports
    Patent number: 11414645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support comprising a substrate and a polymeric blend layer bound to the substrate. The polymeric blend layer comprises at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one coupling agent. The coupling agent is a non-protein coupling agent that has functional thiol, ester, epoxy, or aldehyde groups. The cell culture support further includes cells supported by the polymeric blend layer, wherein the thermoresponsive polymer provides for temperature induced detachment of the cells and/or cell sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Abdullah Alghunaim, Bi-min Zhang Newby
  • THERMORESPONSIVE CELL CULTURE SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20190136179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support comprising a substrate and a polymeric blend layer bound to the substrate. The polymeric blend layer comprises at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one coupling agent. The coupling agent is a non-protein coupling agent that has functional thiol, ester, epoxy, or aldehyde groups. The cell culture support further includes cells supported by the polymeric blend layer, wherein the thermoresponsive polymer provides for temperature induced detachment of the cells and/or cell sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Abdullah Alghunaim, Bi-min Zhang Newby
  • THERMORESPONSIVE CELL CULTURE SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20170342375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell culture support comprising a substrate and a polymeric blend layer bound to the substrate. The polymeric blend layer comprises at least one thermoresponsive polymer and at least one coupling agent. The coupling agent is a non-protein coupling agent that has functional thiol, ester, epoxy, or aldehyde groups. The cell culture support further includes cells supported by the polymeric blend layer, wherein the thermoresponsive polymer provides for temperature induced detachment of the cells and/or cell sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Abdullah Alghunaim, Bi-min Zhang Newby