Patents by Inventor Frederik R. Wurm

Frederik R. Wurm 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: 20160272807
    Abstract: The synthesis of nanoparticles based on hyperbranched-linear-hyperbranched ABA triblock copolymers with hyperbranched polyglycerol (hbPG) as A-block and linear poly(oxymethylene) as B-block is described. The acid-degradable nanoparticles were formed in a facile process, combining a solvent evaporation process with the miniemulsion technique resulting in particles with a diameter in the range of 190 to 250 nm and a standard deviation of ˜30% determined with DLS and SEM. The nanoparticles were placed on a silicon wafer and sintered leading to films with a thickness in the ?m-range investigated via SEM. The surface properties of these films were investigated via static contact angle measurements at the liquid/vapor interface. The contact angle decreases from 67° for the polymer with two hydroxyl groups to 29° for the polymer with 16 hydroxyl groups, confirming the influence of the polymer structure and size of the hbPG block on the surface properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Haubs, Klaus Kurz, Markus B. Bannwarth, Katharina Landfester, Frederik R. Wurm, Holger Frey, Rebecca Klein