Patents
US 10605705 B2: Cell-based composite materials with programmed structures and functions
- Granted
- 2020-03-31
- Filed
- 2018-04-11 application 15950979
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to the use of silicic acid to transform biological materials, including cellular architecture into inorganic materials to provide biocomposites (nanomaterials) with stabilized structure and function. In the present invention, there has been discovered a means to stabilize the structure and function of biological materials, including cells, biomolecules, peptides, proteins (especially including enzymes), lipids, lipid vesicles, polysaccharides, cytoskeletal filaments, tissue and organs with silicic acid such that these materials may be used as biocomposites. In many instances, these materials retain their original biological activity and may be used in harsh conditions which would otherwise destroy the integrity of the biological material. In certain instances, these biomaterials may be storage stable for long periods of time and reconstituted after storage to return the biological material back to its original form. In addition, by exposing an entire cell to form CSCs, the CSCs may function to provide a unique system to study enzymes or a cascade of enzymes which are otherwise unavailable.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200331.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC 1,085 patents | US company or organization | Albuquerque, NM | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| STC.UNM 475 patents | US company or organization | Albuquerque, NM | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan James Kaehr | Albuquerque, NM | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| C. Jeffrey Brinker | Albuquerque, NM | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason L. Townson | Seattle, WA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N1/2806 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C08K | Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients | C08K3/36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N11/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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