Patents by Inventor Ru-Hung Wang

Ru-Hung Wang 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).

  • Method for measuring carbon nanotubes taken-up by a plurality of living cells
    Patent number: 8632671
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatuses and kits for determining the presence and the concentration of nanoparticles in a given area, solution or region via cellular uptake and/or adsorption monitored through laboratory equipment. For example, the present invention provides a method of quantifying one or more nanoparticles by incubating a nanoparticle solution comprising one or more nanoparticles with one or more cells; isolating the one or more cells; lysing the one or more cells to release a cell lysate; separating the cell lysate electrophoretically on a gel; digitizing the gel to form a gel image; quantifying the nanoparticle intensity in the gel image; and correlating the nanoparticle intensity to a cell-associated nanoparticle concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Regents, University of Texas System
    Inventors: Rockford K. Draper, Paul Pantano, Ru-Hung Wang, Carole Mikoryak
  • Method for Measuring Carbon Nanotubes Taken-Up by a Plurality of Living Cells
    Publication number: 20110203927
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatuses and kits for determining the presence and the concentration of nanoparticles in a given area, solution or region via cellular uptake and/or adsorption monitored through laboratory equipment. For example, the present invention provides a method of quantifying one or more nanoparticles by incubating a nanoparticle solution comprising one or more nanoparticles with one or more cells; isolating the one or more cells; lysing the one or more cells to release a cell lysate; separating the cell lysate electrophoretically on a gel; digitizing the gel to form a gel image; quantifying the nanoparticle intensity in the gel image; and correlating the nanoparticle intensity to a cell-associated nanoparticle concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Board of Regents ,The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Rockford K. Draper, Paul Pantano, Ru-Hung Wang, Carole Mikoryak