Patents by Inventor University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center

University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center 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: 20130281656
    Abstract: Methods for derivatizing the surface of a substrate having a plurality of thiol groups thereon are disclosed herein. The method can include reacting the thiol groups with an o-quinone methide, which can optionally be generated by irradiating an o-quinone methide precursor compound. In some embodiments, the method can advantageously be reversible. Exemplary o-quinone methides having a cyclic alkyne attached thereto, and precursor compounds for generating such compounds, are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center
    Inventor: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center