Patents by Inventor Koushambi Mitra

Koushambi Mitra 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).

  • Near-IR activatable fluorescent small molecules with dual modes of cytotoxicity
    Patent number: 11661433
    Abstract: Near-infrared activatable fluorescent small molecules for the photodynamic treatment of cancer are provided. Methods of treatment include contacting a plurality of cells of the cancer with a near-infrared activatable fluorescent small molecule and directing a near-IR light to the molecule for an amount of time sufficient to induce release of the active platinum species and a reactive oxygen species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Matthew Hartman, Koushambi Mitra
  • NEAR-IR ACTIVATABLE FLUORESCENT SMALL MOLECULES WITH DUAL MODES OF CYTOTOXICITY
    Publication number: 20210238211
    Abstract: Near-infrared activatable fluorescent small molecules for the photodynamic treatment of cancer are provided. Methods of treatment include contacting a plurality of cells of the cancer with a near-infrared activatable fluorescent small molecule and directing a near-IR light to the molecule for an amount of time sufficient to induce release of the active platinum species and a reactive oxygen species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Hartman, Koushambi Mitra