Patents by Inventor Saniya Alwani

Saniya Alwani 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).

  • Functionalized nanodiamonds as delivery platforms for nucleic acids
    Patent number: 9359282
    Abstract: The present application relates to functionalized nanodiamonds, to complexes comprising a functionalized nanodiamond reversibly bound to a nucleic acid and to compositions comprising such functionalized nanodiamonds and complexes. In particular, the functionalized nanodiamonds comprise at least one naturally occurring basic amino acid, or analogs or derivatives thereof, covalently linked to a nanodiamond. The present application also includes methods and uses of the complexes and compositions, for example for delivering a nucleic acid to a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Ildiko Badea, Ronald Verrall, Jackson M. Chitanda, Randeep Kaur, Saniya Alwani
  • FUNCTIONALIZED NANODIAMONDS AS DELIVERY PLATFORMS FOR NUCLEIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20140314850
    Abstract: The present application relates to functionalized nanodiamonds, to complexes comprising a functionalized nanodiamond reversibly bound to a nucleic acid and to compositions comprising such functionalized nanodiamonds and complexes. In particular, the functionalized nanodiamonds comprise at least one naturally occurring basic amino acid, or analogs or derivatives thereof, covalently linked to a nanodiamond. The present application also includes methods and uses of the complexes and compositions, for example for delivering a nucleic acid to a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: University of Saskatchewan
    Inventors: Ildiko Badea, Ronald Verrall, Jackson M. Chitanda, Randeep Kaur, Saniya Alwani