Patents by Inventor Niranga Wijesiri

Niranga Wijesiri 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).

  • Silver nanoparticle-enhanced photosensitizers
    Patent number: 10420346
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods of killing fungi using a surface plasmon coupled to a photosensitizer. A nanostructure (10) may include a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16). A method of killing fungi may include contacting fungi with a nanostructure (10) including a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16) to form a blend and exposing the blend to light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: University Of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Peng Zhang, Niranga Wijesiri, Hong Tang
  • SILVER NANOPARTICLE-ENHANCED PHOTOSENSITIZERS
    Publication number: 20180295840
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods of killing fungi using a surface plasmon coupled to a photosensitizer. A nanostructure (10) may include a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16). A method of killing fungi may include contacting fungi with a nanostructure (10) including a silver nanoparticle core (12), a mesoporous silica shell (14), and a photosensitizer (16) to form a blend and exposing the blend to light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: University Of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Peng Zhang, Niranga Wijesiri, Hong Tang