Julia E.

Julia E. Babensee, Atlanta, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110008404	Modification Of Biomaterials With Microgel Films - The various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to the modification of biomaterials with microgel films. More particularly, the various embodiments of the present invention are directed to the modification of biomaterials and medical devices with microgel thin films to alter a host's response to an implanted biomaterial or medical device. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a coated biomaterial comprising a non-fouling polymer film attached to at least a portion of a surface of the biomaterial, the non-fouling polymer film comprising a plurality of a cross-linked polymer microparticles, wherein at least a portion of the cross-linked polymer microparticles are covalently bonded to at least a portion of the surface of the biomaterial.	01-13-2011

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090299100	Fossil Fuel Desulfurization - A method for oxidizing an organic sulfide by combining an alkali borate, a solvent, hydrogen peroxide, and the organic sulfide, and allowing the alkali borate, the hydrogen peroxide, and the organic sulfide to interact to produce an oxidized organic sulfide.	12-03-2009

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100009007	Non-covalent modification of microparticles and process of preparing same - The present disclosure is directed to surface-modified microparticles, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of making and using such particles. The surface-modified microparticles include a microparticle core, and at least one monolayer associated with the microparticle core. The monolayer comprises an amphiphilic polymer or non-ionic polymer grafted to an ionic polymer.	01-14-2010
20100047248	METHODS OF PROCESSING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING MICROPARTICLES - A method for processing multi-phasic dispersions is provided. The method comprises providing a multi-phasic dispersion including dispersed and continuous phases, providing one or more non-solvents comprising an aqueous solution containing at least one multivalent cation, exposing the multi-phasic dispersion to the non-solvent to form a suspension containing one or more liquid phases and the solid microparticles, and removing at least a portion of the resulting one or more liquid phases while retaining at least the microparticles, thereby removing at least a portion of the non-volatile material from the microparticles.	02-25-2010