Patents by Inventor Woon Chow

Woon Chow 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).

  • Electrospun nerve guides for nerve regeneration designed to modulate nerve architecture
    Patent number: 9572909
    Abstract: Nerve guides which are formed from three dimensional (3D) arrays of highly aligned electrospun fibers are provided. The electrospun fibers are oriented parallel to the long axis of the guide, and gaps and elongated spaces between the stacked fiber arrays provide channels for directed axonal growth. In some embodiments, the nerve guides also comprise high precision gradients of beneficial substances such as growth factors, which aid in nerve regeneration and growth along the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: David Simpson, Gary Bowlin, Raymond Colello, Woon Chow, Balendu Shekhar Jha
  • ELECTROSPUN NERVE GUIDES FOR NERVE REGENERATION DESIGNED TO MODULATE NERVE ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20120221025
    Abstract: Nerve guides which are formed from three dimensional (3D) arrays of highly aligned electrospun fibers are provided. The electrospun fibers are oriented parallel to the long axis of the guide, and gaps and elongated spaces between the stacked fiber arrays provide channels for directed axonal growth. In some embodiments, the nerve guides also comprise high precision gradients of beneficial substances such as growth factors, which aid in nerve regeneration and growth along the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: David Simpson, Gary Bowlin, Raymond Colello, Woon Chow, Balendu Shekhar Jha