The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Michael Ignatius, Eugene, OR (US);
Elena Molokanova, Eugene, OR (US);
Alexei Savtchenko, Eugene, OR (US);
Inventors:
Michael Ignatius, Eugene, OR (US);
Elena Molokanova, Eugene, OR (US);
Alexei Savtchenko, Eugene, OR (US);
Assignee:
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/48 (2006.01); H01L 51/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The use of nanostructures to monitor or modulate changes in cellular membrane potentials is disclosed. Nanoparticles having phospholipid coatings were found to display improved responses relative to nanoparticles having other coatings that do not promote localization or attraction to membranes.