Patents by Inventor Vincenzo Ierardi

Vincenzo Ierardi 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).

  • Planar support having an ultraflat surface and a device for detecting antigens comprising said planar support
    Patent number: 8932991
    Abstract: A nanoarray or microarray of antibodies includes a planar surface having an ultraflat surface, which has a planar substrate functionalized with a first monolayer of linking molecules, preferably APTES molecules, and a second monolayer of small peptides of the general formula (I) capable of binding the Fc region of antibodies. The nanoarray or microarray includes capture antibodies immobilized on the planar support, preferably in the form of a matrix of spots, and is suitable to be used for detecting antigens in a biological sample by AFM imaging. Z—HN—R1—R2—R3—R4—R5—R6—NH—X—CO-G-COOH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Universita' Degli Studi de Genova
    Inventors: Francesca Ferrera, Vincenzo Ierardi, Gilberto Filaci, Enrico Millo, Gianluca Damonte, Francesco Indiveri, Ugo Valbusa
  • PLANAR SUPPORT HAVING AN ULTRAFLAT SURFACE AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING ANTIGENS COMPRISING SAID PLANAR SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20130109591
    Abstract: A nanoarray or microarray of antibodies includes a planar surface having an ultraflat surface, which has a planar substrate functionalized with a first monolayer of linking molecules, preferably APTES molecules, and a second monolayer of small peptides of the general formula (I) capable of binding the Fc region of antibodies. The nanoarray or microarray includes capture antibodies immobilized on the planar support, preferably in the form of a matrix of spots, and is suitable to be used for detecting antigens in a biological sample by AFM imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA
    Inventors: Francesca Ferrera, Vincenzo Ierardi, Gilberto Filaci, Enrico Millo, Gianluca Damonte, Francesco Indiveri, Ugo Valbusa