Patents by Inventor Marcel Hoerning

Marcel Hoerning 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).

  • Polymer gel for medium, medium, and method and kit for culturing cells
    Patent number: 11384334
    Abstract: Provided are: a polymer gel for a medium, and a medium in which the stiffness of the polymer gel can be easily and reversibly changed and the shape of cells can be controlled according to the stiffness of the gel; and a method for culturing cells using the medium. The polymer gel for a medium contains a solvent and a crosslinked structure that is crosslinked by reversible bonds. The stiffness of the polymer gel for a medium can be easily and reversibly changed. Accordingly, when the polymer gel for a medium according to the present invention is used, cell morphology and function can be reversibly controlled according to the stiffness of the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Osaka University, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Akira Harada, Yoshinori Takashima, Masaki Nakahata, Motomu Tanaka, Marcel Hoerning
  • POLYMER GEL FOR MEDIUM, MEDIUM, AND METHOD AND KIT FOR CULTURING CELLS
    Publication number: 20190225936
    Abstract: Provided are: a polymer gel for a medium, and a medium in which the stiffness of the polymer gel can be easily and reversibly changed and the shape of cells can be controlled according to the stiffness of the gel; and a method for culturing cells using the medium. The polymer gel for a medium contains a solvent and a crosslinked structure that is crosslinked by reversible bonds. The stiffness of the polymer gel for a medium can be easily and reversibly changed. Accordingly, when the polymer gel for a medium according to the present invention is used, cell morphology and function can be reversibly controlled according to the stiffness of the gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Akira Harada, Yoshinori Takashima, Masaki Nakahata, Motomu Tanaka, Marcel Hoerning