Patents by Inventor Joe Y. Tien

Joe Y. Tien 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).

  • Methods of patterning protein and cell adhesivity
    Publication number: 20020182633
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of adhering a biomolecule to a substrate, comprising treating the substrate with a surfactant compound and a biomolecule. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of adhering a biomolecule to a substrate wherein the surfactant compound is not covalently linked to the substrate. The invention also relates to a device for adhering a biomolecule in a predetermined position comprising: a substrate having thereon a plurality of cytophilic regions that can adhere a biomolecule on the substrate by cytophobic regions to which the biomolecules do not adhere contiguous with the cytophilic regions, wherein the cytophobic regions comprise one or more surfactant compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Christopher S. Chen, Joe Y. Tien, John Tan, Sangeeta N. Bhatia, William E. Jastromb