Patents by Inventor Jean-Marie RAMIREZ

Jean-Marie RAMIREZ 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: 20220133392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microfluidic chip for attracting and destroying a specific biological element, said chip comprising: a reservoir (1) consisting of a matrix comprising a chemoattractant compound capable of attracting the biological element at least one network of microchannels (2) arranged between the reservoir (1) and the external environment (3) of the chip and allowing the chemoattractant compound to pass to said environment and the biological element present in said environment to pass to the reservoir (1) at least one electrode (4) arranged between the reservoir (1) and the network of microchannels (2) or at the same location as the network of microchannels (2), said electrode (4) being capable of generating an electric field so as to destroy the biological element during its passage to the reservoir (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE CHIMIE DE MONTPELLIER
    Inventors: Benoît CHARLOT, Jean-Marie RAMIREZ, Sébastien MEANCE, Xavier GARRIC, Coline PINESE, Isabelle GUIRAUD