| OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY Patent applications |
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| 20120011620 | Algae Strain for Biodiesel Fuel Production - The present invention is a | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110092973 | NANOSECOND PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS CAUSE MELANOMAS TO SELF-DESTRUCT - Methods for a new, drug-free therapy for treating solid skin tumors through the application of nanosecond pulsed electric fields (“nsPEFs”) are provided. In one embodiment of the invention, the cells are melanoma cells, and the applied nsPEFs penetrate into the interior of tumor cells and cause tumor cell nuclei to rapidly shrink and tumor blood flow to stop. This new technique provides a highly localized targeting of tumor cells with only minor effects on overlying skin. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20090158638 | Direct Conversion of Biomass to Biodiesel Fuel - Disclosed is the direct conversion process for producing biodiesel from a biomass. The direct conversion process for producing biodiesel from a biomass comprises reacting a feed stock comprising a biomass and an alkylation reagent in a substantially oxygen free environment at a temperature sufficient to hydrolyze one or more lipid glycerides in the biomass and alkylated one or more fatty acids in the reaction. The process may comprise reacting a feed stock comprising an algal biomass and tetramethylammonium hydroxide in a substantially oxygen free environment at a temperature between 250° C. and 500° C. The direct conversion process for producing biodiesel may further comprise reacting oil containing lipid glycerides with an alkylation reagent at a sufficient temperature to esterify the oil. The fatty acid alkyl esters produced from the reacted feed stock are recovered. The recovered fatty acid alkyl esters, as an essential component of biodiesel, may be formulated into biodiesel. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090125091 | ULTRAWIDEBAND ANTENNA FOR OPERATION IN TISSUE - Method and apparatus for cellular and intracellular manipulation of cell functions with ultrashort electrical pulses and for targeted delivery of the electrical pulses into cell cultures, patients, and tissues. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20080228244 | MODULATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTIONS WITH ULTRASHORT ELECTRICAL PULSES - A system for producing maximal, but reversible bioeffects, for neuromuscular disruption. Methods for facilitation of neuromuscular functions in diseases and conditions of decreased excitability are provided. | 09-18-2008 |
