Patents by Inventor Erica B. Turner

Erica B. Turner 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).

  • Germania-silica-based sol-gel monolith and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8603833
    Abstract: The present invention provides germania-silica-based sol-gel monoliths that form the solid-phase material for extraction, isolation, preconcentration, and separation of analytes. In one embodiment, the germania-silica-based sol-gel monolith can be used to coat surfaces of the inner walls of extraction and chromatographic columns. In a preferred embodiment, the sol-gel germania-silica monolith of the present invention is formed from hydrolysis and polycondensation of precursors comprising tetraethoxygermane, tetramethoxysilane, and polyethylene glycol. Also provided are methods of preparing the germania-silica-based sol-gel monolith of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Abdul Malik, Erica B. Turner, Scott S. Segro
  • GERMANIA-SILICA-BASED SOL-GEL MONOLITH AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120004434
    Abstract: The present invention provides germania-silica-based sol-gel monoliths that form the solid-phase material for extraction, isolation, preconcentration, and separation of analytes. In one embodiment, the germania-silica-based sol-gel monolith can be used to coat surfaces of the inner walls of extraction and chromatographic columns. In a preferred embodiment, the sol-gel germania-silica monolith of the present invention is formed from hydrolysis and polycondensation of precursors comprising tetraethoxygermane, tetramethoxysilane, and polyethylene glycol. Also provided are methods of preparing the germania-silica-based sol-gel monolith of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Abdul Malik, Erica B. Turner, Scott S. Segro