Glasgow, United Kingdom

Ijeoma Uchegbu

This inventor holds 2 USPTO granted patents. Top assignees: University of London, University of Strathclyde. Active years: 2003-2010.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Ijeoma Uchegbu. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/ijeoma-uchegbu-ci720u14

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 1.6

ph-index = 2

Forward Citations = 24(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 2003-2010

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2 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Ijeoma Uchegbu and Her Pharmaceutical Inventions.

Introduction

Ijeoma Uchegbu is an inventor associated with Glasgow, United Kingdom. Her work includes polymer-based approaches to improving drug solubility and delivering therapeutic agents. Her patent portfolio includes 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Solubilising Polysaccharides Substituted with Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Groups. This invention concerns carbohydrate polymers designed to help solubilise substances such as hydrophobic drugs. It describes selecting the polymer backbone’s chain length and the type and number of hydrophilic and hydrophobic side-groups to improve solubility.

Polyamino Acid Vesicles. This invention describes polymeric vesicles made from modified polyamino acid derivatives for delivering therapeutic agents. The polymers bear hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, and vesicle formation is induced in the presence of cholesterol. The vesicles can entrap or be conjugated with pharmaceutical agents, particularly nucleic acids.

Career Highlights

Uchegbu’s listed institutional affiliations include the University of London and the University of Strathclyde. Her patents reflect research into polymer materials with potential applications in pharmaceutical formulation and therapeutic delivery.

Collaborations

Her listed collaborators include Andreas Schatzlein and Ailsa Stewart.

Conclusion

Ijeoma Uchegbu’s patent work focuses on polymer-based technologies for improving the solubility of hydrophobic drugs and delivering therapeutic agents, including nucleic acids.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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