Northwestern University patent applications published on July 25th, 2024

Summary of the patent applications from Northwestern University on July 25th, 2024

1. **Summary**: Northwestern University has recently filed patents for innovative technologies in various fields. These patents include a method for gold recovery using cyclodextrin, live cell imaging technology with cyclophanes, a treatment for acute kidney injury by inhibiting MCT4 expression, and a scar treatment technology with retinoids. These inventions aim to improve processes in gold recovery, live cell imaging, kidney injury treatment, and scar prevention.

2. **Key Points of Patents**:

  * Method for gold recovery by controlling adduct formation between cyclodextrin and gold anions.
  * Live cell imaging technology using cyclophanes for clear visualization.
  * Treatment for acute kidney injury by inhibiting MCT4 expression.
  * Scar treatment technology with retinoids to inhibit fibroblast activation.

3. **Notable Applications**:

  * Gold recovery method: Gold mining industry, electronic waste recycling, environmental cleanup projects.
  * Live cell imaging technology: Biomedical research, drug development, bioimaging.
  * Acute kidney injury treatment: Medical field for AKI treatment and chronic kidney disease prevention.
  * Scar treatment technology: Medical and cosmetic fields for scar prevention and wound healing.

Patent applications for Northwestern University on July 25th, 2024

INDIRECT ATTACHMENT OF A NEEDLE TO A MESH SUTURE (18397177)

Main Inventor

Gregory A. Dumanian

Dermal Application of Retinoic Acid Receptor Agonists for Amelioration of Hypertrophic Scar (18422823)

Main Inventor

David Michael Dolivo

MCT4-TARGETED THERAPEUTICS PREVENTING AKI TO CKD TRANSITION (18420725)

Main Inventor

Pinelopi Kapitsinou

Cyclophanes for Live-Cell Imaging (18469538)

Main Inventor

Indranil Roy

HIGH-EFFICIENCY GOLD RECOVERY BY ADDITIVE-INDUCED SUPRAMOLECULAR POLYMERIZATION OF CYCLODEXTRIN (18420277)

Main Inventor

Huang Wu