Patents by Inventor Rachel Gomes

Rachel Gomes 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 silk based innervated cornea
    Patent number: 10864299
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present invention provides tissue compositions including a first silk scaffold comprising a plurality of epithelial cells, a second silk scaffold comprising a plurality of stromal cells, and a plurality of neurons. In some embodiments, provided compositions can function as physiologically relevant corneal model systems for, inter alia, testing of therapeutics for corneal disease and/or injury and production of functional corneal tissue (e.g., for transplant, etc). The present invention also provides methods for making and using provided compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Siran Wang, Rachel Gomes, Chiara Ghezzi, Dana Cairns
  • An Artificial Silk Based Innervated Cornea
    Publication number: 20190133752
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present invention provides tissue compositions including a first silk scaffold comprising a plurality of epithelial cells, a second silk scaffold comprising a plurality of stromal cells, and a plurality of neurons. In some embodiments, provided compositions can function as physiologically relevant corneal model systems for, inter alia, testing of therapeutics for corneal disease and/or injury and production of functional corneal tissue (e.g., for transplant, etc). The present invention also provides methods for making and using provided compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Siran Wang, Rachel Gomes, Chiara Ghezzi, Dana Cairns