Patents by Inventor Gianluca Turco

Gianluca Turco 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).

  • PHOTOPOLYMERIZABLE ANTIBACTERIAL MONOMER
    Publication number: 20220402872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having antibacterial properties suitable for use as an antibacterial monomer, a photopolymerizable composition which includes said compound, and use thereof in a dental procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Milena CADENARO, Eleonora MARSICH, Gianluca TURCO, Lidia FANFONI, Lorenzo BRESCHI
  • Enamel-dentin adhesives based on chemically modified natural polysaccharides
    Patent number: 9932416
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the preparation of chemically modified derivatives of chitosan with acrylic groups and their use in the field of enamel-dentin adhesives. Chitosan derivatives have physical-chemical features (hydrophilicity, presence of electrical charges on the chain) which allow them to interact with the organic part of the demineralized tooth. At the same time, the acrylic groups incorporated in the polymer chain allow the formation of a covalent bond with the restorative material used in the dental field that is typically composed of acrylic resins. By combining the adhesion to the tooth surface and the bond with the restorative material, the chemically modified chitosan described herein is able to increase the lifespan of the dental restoration and can thus find use in the field of adhesives, in particular enamel-dentin adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Universita' Degli Studi Di Trieste
    Inventors: Sergio Paoletti, Roberto Di Lenarda, Lorenzo Breschi, Milena Cadenaro, Marina Diolosa', Gianluca Turco, Ivan Donati
  • NEW ENAMEL-DENTIN ADHESIVES BASED ON CHEMICALLY MODIFIED NATURAL POLYSACCHARIDES
    Publication number: 20160362503
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the preparation of chemically modified derivatives of chitosan with acrylic groups and their use in the field of enamel-dentin adhesives. Chitosan derivatives have physical-chemical features (hydrophilicity, presence of electrical charges on the chain) which allow them to interact with the organic part of the demineralized tooth. At the same time, the acrylic groups incorporated in the polymer chain allow the formation of a covalent bond with the restorative material used in the dental field that is typically composed of acrylic resins. By combining the adhesion to the tooth surface and the bond with the restorative material, the chemically modified chitosan described herein is able to increase the lifespan of the dental restoration and can thus find use in the field of adhesives, in particular enamel-dentin adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Sergio Paoletti, Roberto Di Lenarda, Lorenzo Breschi, Milena Cadenaro, Marina Diolosa, Gianluca Turco, Ivan Donati