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公开(公告)号:US20210039015A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-11
申请号:US16987845
申请日:2020-08-07
Applicant: McMaster University
Inventor: Raja Ghosh , Paul Gatt , Umatheny Umatheva , Guoqiang Che
Abstract: A chromatography device for removing a solute from a fluid is described herein. The device includes a first plate having an inlet, a first primary channel fluidly coupled to the inlet and a first set of secondary channels fluidly coupled to the first primary channel. The device also includes a middle frame housing chromatographic media and a second plate having an outlet, a second primary channel fluidly coupled to the outlet and a first set of secondary channels fluidly coupled to the second primary channel. The first set of secondary channels directs the fluid in a direction that is transverse to a direction of flow of the fluid through the chromatographic media and the second set of secondary channels directs the fluid to the outlet in a direction that is transverse to the direction of flow of the fluid through the chromatographic media.
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公开(公告)号:US20200330649A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-22
申请号:US16960649
申请日:2019-01-09
Applicant: McMaster University
Inventor: Tohid F. Didar , Maryam Badv , Zachary Cetinic , Amid Shakeni
Abstract: The present application discloses biofunctional surfaces that have self-assembled monolayers of fluorine groups with “built-in” functional groups promote targeted cell and biomolecule binding to the surface while reducing non-specific binding. Further, this application also relates to methods for preparing functional biomolecules, viruses and cells that can be covalently immobilized to prepare biofunctional surfaces.
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公开(公告)号:US20200308278A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-01
申请号:US16904451
申请日:2020-06-17
Applicant: McMaster University
Inventor: Jonathan Lorne BRAMSON , Christopher W. HELSEN , Joanne Alicia HAMMILL , Kenneth Anthony MWAWASI
Abstract: A trifunctional molecule is provided, comprising (i) a target-specific ligand, (ii) a ligand that binds a protein associated with a TCR complex, and (iii) a T cell receptor signaling domain polypeptide. Variants of the molecule are provided, including variants that exhibit optimized surface expression, transduction efficiency, and effector functionality. Variations include, for example, different ligands that bind CD3 epsilon (e.g., OKT3, L2K, F6A, UCHT1 and humanized UCHT1), different signaling domains, and different linkers between domains.
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公开(公告)号:US10752876B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-25
申请号:US15757033
申请日:2016-09-02
Applicant: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Inventor: Michael Thompson , Zhou Xing , Daniel Adam LeClair , Emily Cranston
IPC: C07K16/24 , A61K39/00 , A61K39/395 , C07K16/00 , A61K38/17 , C12N1/04 , C12N15/86 , C12N7/00 , A61K9/00 , A61K9/16 , A61K39/235 , A61K48/00
Abstract: The present application includes stabilized adenovirus compositions comprising an adenovirus and an excipient, wherein the excipient comprises a mixture of dextran and mannitol in amounts effective to maintain at least 40% of the adenovirus activity after spray drying.
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公开(公告)号:US20200256860A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-13
申请号:US16786049
申请日:2020-02-10
Applicant: McMaster University
Inventor: Rabia Mateen , Monsur Ali , Todd Hoare
IPC: G01N33/544 , C12Q1/34 , C08F220/28 , C08J3/24 , C08J3/075
Abstract: The invention pertains to a printable hydrogel that can both immobilize and stabilize a wide range of biomolecules and/or cells on a substrate while restricting the access of surrounding chemicals to the biomolecule active site. Such hydrogels can be adapted to high-throughput screening applications and can discriminate between true inhibitors and promiscuous aggregating inhibitors as well as enable the determination of dose-response relationships of biomolecule and/or cell inhibitory chemicals with high accuracy.
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公开(公告)号:US20200239571A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-30
申请号:US16826053
申请日:2020-03-20
Applicant: McMaster University
Inventor: Jonathan Lorne BRAMSON , Christopher W. HELSEN , Joanne Alicia HAMMILL , Kenneth Anthony MWAWASI
Abstract: A trifunctional molecule is provided, comprising (i) a target-specific ligand, (ii) a ligand that binds a protein associated with a TCR complex, and (iii) a T cell receptor signaling domain polypeptide. Variants of the molecule are provided, including variants that exhibit optimized surface expression, transduction efficiency, and effector functionality. Variations include, for example, different ligands that bind CD3 epsilon (e.g., OKT3, L2K, F6A, UCHT1 and humanized UCHT1), different signaling domains, and different linkers between domains.
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公开(公告)号:US20190314900A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-17
申请号:US16383157
申请日:2019-04-12
Applicant: McMaster University
Inventor: Maryam Aramesh , Saharnaz Montazeri , Stephen Velduis
IPC: B23B27/14
Abstract: A cutting tool, comprising a substrate having a cutting surface and a coating adhered to the cutting surface in a solid state, wherein the coating includes a soft metal and is capable of melting and functioning as an in-situ liquid lubricant when the cutting tool is applied in a machining operation. Also, a method of applying a coating to a cutting tool, comprising receiving a premachining workpiece, the premachining workpiece formed of a coating material including a soft metal; and machining the premachining workpiece with the cutting tool such that a layer of the coating material adheres to a cutting surface of the cutting tool in a solid state.
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公开(公告)号:US10426751B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-01
申请号:US15542225
申请日:2016-01-08
Applicant: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Inventor: Philip Britz-McKibbin
IPC: A61K31/215 , A61K31/192 , C12Q1/26
Abstract: A method of restoring activity in phenylalanine hydroxylase is provided. The method comprises exposing the phenylalanine hydroxylase to shikimic acid, a functionally equivalent analog thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of shikimic acid or analog thereof, or combinations thereof. A method of screening for allosteric activators for a target enzyme is also provided comprising the steps of: denaturing the target enzyme with a first chaotropic agent to yield denatured enzyme, incubating the denatured enzyme with a candidate compound under denaturing conditions to allow enzyme refolding, and assaying enzyme activity in the presence of enzyme substrate and a candidate compound; and if enzyme activity of the denatured enzyme was restored in step i) by at least about 10% of residual enzyme activity, denaturing the target enzyme with a second chaotropic agent to yield denatured enzyme, incubating the denatured enzyme with the candidate compound under non-denaturing conditions to allow enzyme refolding, and assaying enzyme activity in the presence of enzyme substrate and the candidate compound, wherein an increase in enzyme activity of at least about 10% of residual enzyme activity indicates that the candidate compound is an allosteric activator of the target enzyme.
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公开(公告)号:US10415093B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-17
申请号:US15094086
申请日:2016-04-08
Applicant: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Inventor: Warren Foster , Nicholas Leyland , Jocelyne Wessels , Sanjay Agarwal
IPC: G01N33/74 , G01N33/53 , C12Q1/6883 , C07K16/22 , G01N33/68
Abstract: Methods for diagnosing or monitoring endometriosis in a mammal are provided. The methods include the steps of determining the expression levels of BDNF and its receptor, Ntrk2, in a biological sample from the mammal, and determining that the mammal has endometriosis when the BDNF and Ntrk2 expression levels in the sample are elevated.
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公开(公告)号:US10363340B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-30
申请号:US14932444
申请日:2015-11-04
Applicant: McMaster University
Inventor: Todd Hoare , Emilia Bakaic , Niels M. B. Smeets , Xudong Deng
Abstract: The present application relates to hydrogel compositions comprising first and second precursor polymers, wherein the precursor polymers are modified poly(oligoethylene glycol methacrylate) copolymers that are crosslinked through electrophile-nucleophile reactions.
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