Patents by Inventor María Carmen Blanco Varela

María Carmen Blanco Varela 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).

  • Use of atomic quantum cluster (AQC) as antimicrobial agents and biocides
    Patent number: 9315380
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of stable atomic quantum clusters (AQC) with antimicrobial activity. The stable AQCs include at least 500 metal atoms (Mn, n<500), the metals being selected from among Au, Ag, Co, Cu, Pt, Fe, Cr, Pd, Ni, Rh, Pb or bi- or multi-metallic combinations thereof. Said AQCs are used as antimicrobial agents, antifungal agents and biocides at concentrations of the order of between 1 nM and 100 nM or more in relation to atoms of the corresponding metal. The antimicrobial activity is specific to both the type of metal and size of cluster used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
    Inventors: Manuel Arturo Lopez Quintela, José Rivas Rey, María Carmen Blanco Varela
  • USE OF ATOMIC QUAMTUM CLUSTER (AQC) AS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND BIOCIDES
    Publication number: 20100215766
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of stable atomic quantum clusters (AQC) with antimicrobial activity. The stable AQCs include at least 500 metal atoms (Mn, n<500), the metals being selected from among Au, Ag, Co, Cu, Pt, Fe, Cr, Pd, Ni, Rh, Pb or bi- or multi-metallic combinations thereof. Said AQCs are used as antimicrobial agents, antifungal agents and biocides at concentrations of the order of between 1 nM and 100 nM or more in relation to atoms of the corresponding metal. The antimicrobial activity is specific to both the type of metal and size of cluster used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Manuel Arturo Lopez Quintela, José Rivas Rey, María Carmen Blanco Varela