Patents by Inventor Maria Fernanda Contreras Gerenas

Maria Fernanda Contreras Gerenas 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).

  • BIOFUNCTIONALIZED MAGNETIC NANOWIRES
    Publication number: 20130337034
    Abstract: Magnetic nanowires can be used as an alternative method overcoming the limitations of current cancer treatments that lack specificity and are highly cytotoxic. Nanowires are developed so that they selectively attach to cancer cells via antibodies, potentially destroying them when a magnetic field induces their vibration. This will transmit a mechanical force to the targeted cells, which is expected to induce apoptosis on the cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jürgen Kosel, Timothy Ravasi, Maria Fernanda Contreras Gerenas