Patents by Inventor Inês DE CASTRO GONÇALVES DE ALMADA LOBO

Inês DE CASTRO GONÇALVES DE ALMADA LOBO 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).

  • Stiff and strong hydrogels, production method and uses thereof
    Patent number: 12042578
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the development of hydrogels with extreme stiffness and high-strength. In particular, an hydrogel comprising poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and graphene material with a specific oxidation degree. The hydrogels of the present disclosure may be used in medicine, veterinary or cosmetic, namely as scaffold, cartilage, intervertebral disc and blood contact device such as: catheters, vascular grafts, heart valves, stents, artificial kidneys, artificial lungs, ventricular assist devices or drug delivery system. Uses in other areas can be envisaged, like in soft robotics, packaging, sealing and sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: INEB-INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA, UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO
    Inventors: Andreia Sofia Trindade Pereira, Fernão Domingos De Montenegro Baptista Malheiro De Magalhães, Inês De Castro Gonçalves De Almada Lobo
  • REUSABLE LIGHT-ACTIVATED STERILIZATION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20240157002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reusable integrated light-activated sterilization system, as well as to a method of preparing the sterilization system. Additionally, the present invention relates to a catheter cap including the reusable light-activated sterilization system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Inês DE CASTRO GONÇALVES DE ALMADA LOBO, Ana Patrícia CARVALHO HENRIQUES, Artur Daniel MOREIRA PINTO, Fernao Domingos de Montenegro Baptista Malheiro DE MAGALHAES
  • STIFF AND STRONG HYDROGELS, PRODUCTION METHOD AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220023504
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the development of hydrogels with extreme stiffness and high-strength. In particular, an hydrogel comprising poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and graphene material with a specific oxidation degree. The hydrogels of the present disclosure may be used in medicine, veterinary or cosmetic, namely as scaffold, cartilage, intervertebral disc and blood contact device such as: catheters, vascular grafts, heart valves, stents, artificial kidneys, artificial lungs, ventricular assist devices or drug delivery system. Uses in other areas can be envisaged, like in soft robotics, packaging, sealing and sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Andreia Sofia TRINDADE PEREIRA, Fernão DOMINGOS DE MONTENEGRO BAPTISTA MALHEIRO DE MAGALH, Inês DE CASTRO GONÇALVES DE ALMADA LOBO