Patents by Inventor Francisco Miguel Portela Da Gama

Francisco Miguel Portela Da Gama 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).

  • Publication number: 20220106459
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to powdered, rehydratable, bacterial cellulose formulations comprising methods of production and uses thereof. In particular the use of the formulation as a colloid stabilizer, foam stabilizer, or as a thickener, as a reinforcer material (as a filler), a dietary fibre, a foodstuff, a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition, a composite, among others. An aspect of the present subject matter discloses a powdered formulation, comprising bacterial cellulose and an additional component (or third component) selected from the following list: sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, xanthan, methylcellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl-cellulose, hydroxyethyl-cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, tylose, glycerol, saccharose, or mixture thereof; wherein the powdered formulation is dispersible in an aqueous media, at 20° C., with low shear mixing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Fernando Octávio QUEIRÓS DOURADO, Francisco Miguel PORTELA DA GAMA
  • Patent number: 9205103
    Abstract: A hydrogel formulation of oxidized dextrin is reticulated with adipic acid dihydrazide, which may embody polysaccharides, proteins, nanogels, granular materials, bioactive molecules and cells for tissue regeneration and controlled drug delivery. A hydrogel can be injectable, highly biocompatible and biodegradable, for tissue regenerative applications, performing simultaneously as a vehicle e.g. for nanogels, granular materials and cells, and as controlled drug delivery systems, e.g. of hydrophobic molecules and therapeutic proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
    Inventors: Francisco Miguel Portela Da Gama, Maria Cabral Maio Molinos
  • Publication number: 20130045242
    Abstract: A hydrogel formulation of oxidized dextrin is reticulated with adipic acid dihydrazide, which may embody polysaccharides, proteins, nanogels, granular materials, bioactive molecules and cells for tissue regeneration and controlled drug delivery. A hydrogel can be injectable, highly biocompatible and biodegradable, for tissue regenerative applications, performing simultaneously as a vehicle e.g. for nanogels, granular materials and cells, and as controlled drug delivery systems, e.g. of hydrophobic molecules and therapeutic proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Universidade Do Minho
    Inventors: Francisco Miguel Portela Da Gama, Maria Cabral Maio Molinos