Patents by Inventor Valeria Nuzzo

Valeria Nuzzo 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).

  • Patent number: 10829729
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of cell processing is disclosed, which includes disposing a plurality of cells on a substrate across which a plurality of projections are distributed and an electrically conductive layer at least partially coating said projections, exposing the cells to a cargo to be internalized by the cells, irradiating the substrate surface (and in particular the projections) with continuous wave or pulsed laser radiation. For example, one or more laser pulses having a pulse width in a range of about 1 ns to about 1000 ns can be applied so as to facilitate uptake of the cargo by at least a portion of the cells (e.g., the cells positioned in the vicinity of the projections (e.g., within hundreds of nanometer (such as less than 100 nm) of the projections)). In some embodiments, the laser pulses have a pulse width in a range of about 10 ns to about 500 ns, e.g., in a range of about 5 ns to about 50 ns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Eric Mazur, Nabiha Saklayen, Marinna Madrid, Marinus Huber, Valeria Nuzzo
  • Publication number: 20200010791
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of cell processing is disclosed, which includes disposing a plurality of cells on a substrate across which a plurality of projections are distributed and an electrically conductive layer at least partially coating said projections, exposing the cells to a cargo to be internalized by the cells, irradiating the substrate surface (and in particular the projections) with continuous wave or pulsed laser radiation. For example, one or more laser pulses having a pulse width in a range of about 1 ns to about 1000 ns can be applied so as to facilitate uptake of the cargo by at least a portion of the cells (e.g., the cells positioned in the vicinity of the projections (e.g., within hundreds of nanometer (such as less than 100 nm) of the projections)). In some embodiments, the laser pulses have a pulse width in a range of about 10 ns to about 500 ns, e.g., in a range of about 5 ns to about 50 ns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Mazur, Nabiha Saklayen, Marinna Madrid, Marinus Huber, Valeria Nuzzo
  • Publication number: 20190300834
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of cell processing is disclosed, which includes disposing a plurality of cells on a substrate across which a plurality of projections are distributed and an electrically conductive layer at least partially coating said projections, exposing the cells to a cargo to be internalized by the cells, irradiating the substrate surface (and in particular the projections) with continuous wave or pulsed laser radiation. For example, one or more laser pulses having a pulse width in a range of about 1 ns to about 1000 ns can be applied so as to facilitate uptake of the cargo by at least a portion of the cells (e.g., the cells positioned in the vicinity of the projections (e.g., within hundreds of nanometer (such as less than 100 nm) of the projections)). In some embodiments, the laser pulses have a pulse width in a range of about 10 ns to about 500 ns, e.g., in a range of about 5 ns to about 50 ns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Mazur, Nabiha Saklayen, Marinna Madrid, Marinus Huber, Valeria Nuzzo