Patents by Inventor Stephanie L. McNamara

Stephanie L. McNamara 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).

  • Injectable, flexible hydroxyapatite-silk foams for osteochondral and dental repair
    Patent number: 10758645
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, a silk ceramic material having enzymatically cross-linked amino acid side chains to generate injectable and flexible foam ceramics. Provided are compositions and methods of producing soft, flexible ceramic foam with silk polymeric crosslinking to serve as binders. Materials have applications in osteochondral and dental replacement and repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventors: Stephanie L. McNamara, Benjamin P. Partlow, David L. Kaplan
  • INJECTABLE, FLEXIBLE HYDROXYAPATITE-SILK FOAMS FOR OSTEOCHONDRAL AND DENTAL REPAIR
    Publication number: 20180243479
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, a silk ceramic material having enzymatically cross-linked amino acid side chains to generate injectable and flexible foam ceramics. Provided are compositions and methods of producing soft, flexible ceramic foam with silk polymeric crosslinking to serve as binders. Materials have applications in osteochondral and dental replacement and repair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Stephanie L. McNamara, Benjamin P. Partlow, David L. Kaplan