Patents by Inventor Bowen Gu

Bowen Gu 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).

  • Polysaccharide aerogel
    Patent number: 11103845
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polysaccharide aerogel comprising cotton cellulose fibres and a method of preparing the polysaccharide aerogel. The method comprises: mixing cotton cellulose fibres and a cross-linker to form a mixture; sonicating the mixture; freezing the sonicated mixture; and freeze drying the frozen mixture to form an aerogel. A further embodiment provides a polysaccharide aerogel comprising cotton cellulose fibres and paper cellulose fibres in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:6 and a method of preparation thereof wherein in the mixing step, the paper cellulose fibres are added to the cotton cellulose fibres to form a mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Hai Minh Duong, Nhan Phan-Thien, Bowen Gu, Mark Pyne Pennefather, Thanh Xuan Nguyen
  • A POLYSACCHARIDE AEROGEL
    Publication number: 20190282988
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polysaccharide aerogel comprising cotton cellulose fibres and a method of preparing the polysaccharide aerogel. The method comprises: mixing cotton cellulose fibres and a cross-linker to form a mixture; sonicating the mixture; freezing the sonicated mixture; and freeze drying the frozen mixture to form an aerogel. A further embodiment provides a polysaccharide aerogel comprising cotton cellulose fibres and paper cellulose fibres in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:6 and a method of preparation thereof wherein in the mixing step, the paper cellulose fibres are added to the cotton cellulose fibres to form a mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Hai Minh Duong, Nhan Phan-Thien, Bowen Gu, Mark Pyne Pennefather, Thanh Xuan Nguyen