Patents by Inventor YING-JIUN CHIEN

YING-JIUN CHIEN 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: 20150056702
    Abstract: A method is provided, including adding a phthalide to a stem cell medium to provide a phthalide-containing medium, and then culturing a stem cell using the phthalide-containing medium. The use of a phthalide in a medium for culturing stem cells optionally maintains the pluripotency of stem cells. The phthalide also enhances the generation efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cells to decrease the culture cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: SHIH-PING LIU, SHINN-ZONG LIN, HORNG-JYH HARN, YING-JIUN CHIEN, CHIEN-YU HSU, CHENG-HSUAN CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140212970
    Abstract: A method is provided, including adding a phthalide to a stem cell medium to provide a phthalide-containing medium, and then culturing a stem cell using the phthalide-containing medium. The use of a phthalide in a medium for culturing stem cells optionally maintains the pluripotency of stem cells. The phthalide also enhances the generation efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cells to decrease the culture cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: SHIH-PING LIU, SHINN-ZONG LIN, HORNG-JYH HARN, YING-JIUN CHIEN, CHIEN-YU HSU, CHENG-HSUAN CHA