Patents by Inventor Naneki C. McCALLUM

Naneki C. McCALLUM 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).

  • ARTIFICIAL MELANIN NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS INCLUDING POROUS MELANIN MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20220332670
    Abstract: In an aspect, a plurality of artificial melanin nanoparticles are provided, wherein: each melanin nanoparticle of the plurality of artificial melanin nanoparticles comprises a plurality of melanin oligomers; each melanin oligomer comprises a plurality of covalently-bonded melanin base units; and each melanin base unit comprises substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene. In an aspect, porous artificial melanin materials and methods of synthesizing porous artificial melanin materials are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Xuhao ZHOU, Zhao WANG, Naneki C. McCALLUM, Nathan C. GIANNESCHI, Zofia E. SIWICKA