Patents by Inventor Frederico Barbosa de Sousa

Frederico Barbosa de Sousa 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).

  • Systems and methods for delivering substances into nanoporous mineralized tissues
    Patent number: 8905759
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for transporting a therapeutic or cosmetic substance into nanoporous mineralized tissue structures, such as teeth. The method may include contacting the nanoporous mineralized tissue structure with an ionic solution including the therapeutic or cosmetic substance; and simultaneously applying to the nanoporous mineralized tissue structure an electrical potential effective to transport the therapeutic or cosmetic substance into the nanopores of the nanoporous mineralized tissue structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Universidade Federal de Paraiba
    Inventors: Hiongyap Gan, Jongyoon Han, Frederico Barbosa de Sousa
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING SUBSTANCES INTO NANOPOROUS MINERALIZED TISSUES
    Publication number: 20120315596
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for transporting a therapeutic or cosmetic substance into nanoporous mineralized tissue structures, such as teeth. The method may include contacting the nanoporous mineralized tissue structure with an ionic solution including the therapeutic or cosmetic substance; and simultaneously applying to the nanoporous mineralized tissue structure an electrical potential effective to transport the therapeutic or cosmetic substance into the nanopores of the nanoporous mineralized tissue structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicants: UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAIBA, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hiongyap Gan, Jongyoon Han, Frederico Barbosa de Sousa