Patents by Inventor Vladimir Tsukruk

Vladimir Tsukruk 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).

  • Compliant, nanoscale free-standing multilayer films
    Publication number: 20050175507
    Abstract: A compliant free-standing multilayer membrane is provided of the cross-sectional formula: [(Pcat?Pan)nPcat/Met/(Pcat?Pan)nPcat]m wherein (Pcat31 Pan) represents a bilayer of an anionic polymer and a cationic polymer between at least one layer of Met; n is about 1-50, m is about 1-10; Met is an inert metal nanoparticle; Pcat is a cationic polymer and Pan is an anionic polymer, preferably prepared by a spin-assisted layer-by-layer assembly on a sacrificial substrate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventor: Vladimir Tsukruk