Patents by Inventor Matthew T. Hunley

Matthew T. Hunley 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).

  • Amphiphilic Fibers and Membranes and Processes for Preparing Them
    Publication number: 20080213574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the fields of chemistry and biology and more particularly to the field of biomaterials. The present invention includes amphiphilic fibers and membranes, which can be used for biomembranes and biocompatible devices. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing amphiphilic fibers and membranes from solutions comprising amphiphilic molecules. More particularly, the present invention relates to processes for preparing fibers and membranes from electrospinning solutions comprising amphiphilic molecules. The present invention further provides fibers and nonwoven membranes comprising amphiphilic fibers chosen from anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, phospholipids, sulfobetaines, lyotropic liquid crystalline molecules, and/or block copolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew G. McKee, John M. Layman, Matthew T. Hunley, Matthew P. Cashion, Timothy E. Long