Patents by Inventor Devatha Nair

Devatha Nair 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).

  • Azobenzene polymer network, and uses thereof for biofilm removal and control over cell attachment
    Patent number: 11540909
    Abstract: Disclosed methods include formulating azobenzene-based polymer networks to induce a modulus change in a highly crosslinked polymer, in vivo, with no external heat requirement and using a benign light as the source of stimuli. A modulus change can be achieved via a coating on the substrate and within the bulk of the substrate via photoexposure. The azobenzene-based polymer network can be formed as a coating or in the bulk of a material from either a glassy composition comprising methyl methacrylate (MMA), poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) or a soft material comprising of long-chain difunctional acrylates. The disclosed technology also includes methods of biofilm disruption and removal from the surface of a substrate, and includes methods of inhibiting biofilm growth and cell attachment to a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Devatha Nair, Robert Mcleod, Sean Shaheen, Gannon Kehe, Michael Schurr, Ram Nagaraj
  • Azobenzene Polymer Network, and uses Thereof for Biofilm Removal and Control Over Cell Attachment
    Publication number: 20200262993
    Abstract: Disclosed methods include formulating azobenzene-based polymer networks to induce a modulus change in a highly crosslinked polymer, in vivo, with no external heat requirement and using a benign light as the source of stimuli. A modulus change can be achieved via a coating on the substrate and within the bulk of the substrate via photoexposure. The azobenzene-based polymer network can be formed as a coating or in the bulk of a material from either a glassy composition comprising methyl methacrylate (MMA), poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) or a soft material comprising of long-chain difunctional acrylates. The disclosed technology also includes methods of biofilm disruption and removal from the surface of a substrate, and includes methods of inhibiting biofilm growth and cell attachment to a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Devatha NAIR, Robert MCLEOD, Sean SHAHEEN, Gannon KEHE, Michael SCHURR, Ram NAGARAJ
  • Dual-Cure Polymer Systems
    Publication number: 20130277890
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions that are useful to prepare dual-cure shape memory polymer systems. The present invention further provides methods of generating a shape memory polymer, optical device, polymer pad with an imprint, or suture anchor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventors: Christopher Bowman, Devatha Nair, Neil Cramer, Robin Shandas