Patents by Inventor Shu-Wen Whu

Shu-Wen Whu 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).

  • VITAMIN K2 MICROSPHERES
    Publication number: 20140314867
    Abstract: A vitamin K2 microsphere. The microsphere includes a poly(lactide-co-glycolide) acid (PLGA) particle, in which the Mw of PLGA is between 1000 and 300000, and the molar ratio between the lactide repeat units and the glycolide repeate unit is 1-9:9-1; and one or more vitamin K2 molecules are embedded in the PLGA particle, wherein the vitamin K2 is present in an amount of 0.005-75 wt %, based on the weight of the microsphere. Also disclosed are a method of preparing the vitamin K2 microsphere, a method of treating osteoporosis using this microsphere, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the microsphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Medical and Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center
    Inventors: Shu-Wen Whu, Chung-Chih Cheng, Chih-Chiang Yang