Patents by Inventor Luan K. Vu

Luan K. Vu 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).

  • SKIN-PROTECTIVE HYDROGEL WOUND DRESSING
    Publication number: 20180303674
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hydrogel wound dressing having a wound-contact side and a non-wound-contact side wherein the rate of moisture evaporation from said non-wound contact side is faster than the rate of moisture evaporation from said wound contact side, thereby causing said dressing to curl toward said non-wound contact side upon drying. Optionally, the hydrogel wound dressing can be comprised of two materials having different rates of moisture evaporation bonded together to form a bilayer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas H. Barrows, Alex I. MacDougall, Chris A. Ingraham, Luan K. Vu