Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cell-based composite materials with programmed structures and functions
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Application No.: US15950979Application Date: 2018-04-11
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Publication No.: US10605705B2Publication Date: 2020-03-31
- Inventor: Bryan J. Kaehr , C. Jeffrey Brinker , Jason L. Townson
- Applicant: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC , STC.UNM
- Applicant Address: US NM Albuquerque US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC,STC.UNM
- Current Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC,STC.UNM
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Albuquerque US NM Albuquerque
- Agent Helen S. Baca
- Main IPC: G01N1/28
- IPC: G01N1/28 ; C08K3/36 ; C12N11/14

Abstract:
The present invention is directed to the use of silicic acid to transform biological materials, including cellular architecture into inorganic materials to provide biocomposites (nanomaterials) with stabilized structure and function. In the present invention, there has been discovered a means to stabilize the structure and function of biological materials, including cells, biomolecules, peptides, proteins (especially including enzymes), lipids, lipid vesicles, polysaccharides, cytoskeletal filaments, tissue and organs with silicic acid such that these materials may be used as biocomposites. In many instances, these materials retain their original biological activity and may be used in harsh conditions which would otherwise destroy the integrity of the biological material. In certain instances, these biomaterials may be storage stable for long periods of time and reconstituted after storage to return the biological material back to its original form. In addition, by exposing an entire cell to form CSCs, the CSCs may function to provide a unique system to study enzymes or a cascade of enzymes which are otherwise unavailable.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180299357A1 Cell-Based Composite Materials with Programmed Structures and Functions Public/Granted day:2018-10-18
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