Patents by Inventor Lisa Ann Butterick

Lisa Ann Butterick 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).

  • Hydrogels and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7858585
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel hydrogels and methods of making and using such hydrogels. The present invention provides hydrogels that may be formed by the self-assembly of peptides in solution. Such self-assembly may be brought about by a change in one or more characteristics of the solution. Characteristics of the solution that may be changed include pH, ionic strength, temperature, and concentration of one or more specific ions. In addition, hydrogels of the invention may be disassembled by changing one or more characteristic of the hydrogel such as pH, ionic strength, temperature, and concentration of one or more specific ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Bulent Ozbas, Juliana Kretsinger, Lisa Ann Butterick, Karthikan Rajagopal, Darrin J. Pochan, Joel P. Schneider