Patents by Inventor Maryam Ali

Maryam Ali 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).

  • Extended or continuous wear silicone hydrogel contact lenses for the extended release of comfort molecules
    Patent number: 9238003
    Abstract: A drug delivery system is disclosed. The drug delivery system includes a recognitive polymeric hydrogel through which a drug is delivered by contacting biological tissue. The recognitive polymeric hydrogel is formed by using a bio-template, which is a drug or is structurally similar to the drug, functionalized monomers, preferably having complexing sites, and cross-linking monomers, which are copolymerized using a suitable initiator. The complexing sites of the recognitive polymeric hydrogel that is formed preferably mimics receptor sites of a target biological tissue, biological recognition, or biological mechanism of action. The system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention is a contact lens for delivering a drug through contact with an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mark E. Byrne, Siddarth Venkatesh, Charles White, Maryam Ali
  • Controlled and extended delivery of hyaluronic acid and comfort molecules via a contact lens platform
    Patent number: 8388995
    Abstract: A drug delivery system is disclosed. The drug delivery system includes a recognitive polymeric hydrogel through which a drug is delivered by contacting biological tissue. The recognitive polymeric hydrogel is formed using a bio-template, which is a drug or is structurally similar to the drug, functionalized monomers, preferably having complexing sites, and cross-linking monomers, which are copolymerized using a suitable initiator. The complexing sites of the recognitive polymeric hydrogel that is formed mimic receptor sites of a target biological tissue, biological recognition, or biological mechanism of action. A system in accordance with some embodiments is a contact lens for delivering a drug through contact with an eye. In some embodiments, the drug is an anti-microbial, such as an anti-fungal agent for treatment of large animals. In some embodiments, a comfort molecule hyaluronic acid (HA) is delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: Maryam Ali, Mark E. Byrne