Ut-battelle, Inc.

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc

Kansas State University Research Foundation

Ryan R Hansen

Scott Thomas Retterer

Jamie Michael Messman

Jonathan B Boreyko

Jennifer Lynn Morrell-Falvey

Saurabh Nath

Bradley Steward Lokitz

Juan Pablo Hinestrosa Salazar

Andre Jacobus Van Der Vlies

Caitlin Bisbano

Sidney Michael Kilbey, Ii

Thomas G Platt

Grady J Iliff

John Francis Ankner

C Patrick Collier

Polymer hydrogels and methods for selective retrieval of microbial targets from microwells and other cell culture devices. The methods use semi-permeable, photodegradable hydrogel membranes that permit exchange of nutrients and waste products but seals motile bacteria and other microbes within microwells. Light exposure can be used to degrade the hydrogel membrane in a targeted manner and release the microbes from targeted microwells for further study.

Hydrogel membrane and methods for selective retrieval of microbial targets

A method and device for reducing ice and frost on a surface comprising a wettable pattern on a surface. The pattern is wetted with water which is frozen into ice to create overlapping hygroscopic that cover the surface.

Passive anti-frosting surface comprised of microscopic wettability patterns containing sacrificial ice

A composition useful for cell capture, the composition comprising a solid substrate on which is affixed a patterned polymer, and a cell-targeting agent attached to said patterned polymer, wherein said cell-targeting agent is exposed. Also described is a method for the preparation of the cell capturing composition, as well as flow through devices in which the cell capturing composition is incorporated. Further described is a method of capturing cells by contacting the cell-capturing composition with a liquid or gaseous sample containing cells. The method for capturing cells may also be a method for testing for the presence of one or more classes or species of cells or cellular organisms in a liquid or gaseous sample.

Bioactive compositions for high avidity cell capture

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Manhattan, KS, United States of America

Ryan R Hansen