Patents by Inventor Terry William Joseph STEELE

Terry William Joseph STEELE 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).

  • Publication number: 20230390191
    Abstract: Herein disclosed is a mucoadhesive including a bacterial cellulose, and a bioadhesive incorporated to the bacterial cellulose, wherein the bioadhesive comprises a polymer or a dendrimer, wherein the polymer and the dend rimer are grafted with a moiety which forms covalent interactions with a tissue surface in the presence of a stimulus. A method of forming the mucoadhesive is also disclosed. The method includes providing a bacterial cellulose, providing a bioadhesive comprising a polymer or a dendrimer, wherein the polymer and the dendrimer are grafted with a moiety which forms covalent interactions with a tissue surface in the presence of a stimulus, and incorporating the bioadhesive to the bacterial cellulose. In the preferred embodiment, the dendrimer grafted with the moiety is Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimer grafted with 4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-diazirin-3-yl] benzyl bromide (PAMAM-g-diazirine) and the stimulus is UV light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sierin LIM, Terry William Joseph STEELE, Juhi SINGH