Patents by Inventor Tara C. Zedayko

Tara C. Zedayko 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).

  • Photoluminescent silica-based sensors and methods of use
    Patent number: 8084001
    Abstract: Sensor particles comprise a silica-based core and at least one photoluminescent dye. The silica-based core may comprise a plurality of pores and the at least one photoluminescent dye may comprise a reference dye, insensitive to its environment and analytes and a sensor dye, sensitive to either or both of the foregoing. The sensor particles may be employed to sense unknown environmental conditions or analytes in biological or non-biological systems, in vitro or in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Burns, Erik Herz, Tara C. Zedayko, Ulrich Wiesner