Patents by Inventor María del Carmen Bañuls Polo

María del Carmen Bañuls Polo 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).

  • Method of chemically modifying polymer surfaces intended for immobilizing molecules
    Patent number: 8236367
    Abstract: The method comprises chemical modification of an optionally metallized polymer surface, for example a polycarbonate surface or a polymethacryllate surface functionalized with amino groups, said surfaces being optionally metallized, by treating said polymer surface with a mercaptoalkanoic acid or the salts or derivates thereof. The surfaces obtained by said method may be used as solid supports for immobilizing biomolecules, such as nucleic acids, proteins or membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
    Inventors: María del Carmen Bañuls Polo, Francisco García Piñón, Ángel Maquieira Catalá, Rosa Puchades Pla
  • Method of chemically modifying polymer surfaces intended for immobilizing molecules
    Publication number: 20090181442
    Abstract: The method comprises chemical modification of an optionally metallized polymer surface, for example a polycarbonate surface or a polymethacryllate surface functionalized with amino groups, said surfaces being optionally metallized, by treating said polymer surface with a mercaptoalkanoic acid or the salts or derivates thereof. The surfaces obtained by said method may be used as solid supports for immobilizing biomolecules, such as nucleic acids, proteins or membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Maria Del Carmen Banuls Polo, Francisco Garcia Pinon, Angel Maquieira Catala, Rosa Puchades Pla