Patents by Inventor Meghan Driscoll

Meghan Driscoll 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TEXTURED PATTERNS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230181799
    Abstract: The invention provides method of guiding unidirectional movement of a cell comprising exposing the cell to a surface comprising an asymmetric, three-dimensional pattern of one or a plurality of topographical elements for a time period sufficient to bias actin polymerization within the cell. The invention also provides methods of inducing directional movement of a cell, and methods of harnessing an actin wave within a cell. In addition, the invention provides compositions comprising a contact side, wherein at least a portion of the contact side comprises a cell contact portion comprising an asymmetric, three-dimensional pattern of one or a plurality of topographical elements, and methods of inducing healing of a wound of a subject comprising contacting the wound with the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfgang Losert, John T. Fourkas, Meghan Driscoll, Floyd Bates, II, Xiaoyu Sun, Can Guven, Joshua Parker
  • Compositions comprising textured patterns and methods of using the same
    Publication number: 20170216479
    Abstract: The invention provides method of guiding unidirectional movement of a cell comprising exposing the cell to a surface comprising an asymmetric, three-dimensional pattern of one or a plurality of topographical elements for a time period sufficient to bias actin polymerization within the cell. The invention also provides methods of inducing directional movement of a cell, and methods of harnessing an actin wave within a cell. In addition, the invention provides compositions comprising a contact side, wherein at least a portion of the contact side comprises a cell contact portion comprising an asymmetric, three-dimensional pattern of one or a plurality of topographical elements, and methods of inducing healing of a wound of a subject comprising contacting the wound with the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Wolfgang Losert, John T. Fourkas, Meghan Driscoll, Floyd Bates, II, Xiaoyu Sun, Can Guven, Joshua Parker