Virus traps

US9182399B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel · DE
• UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN · DE
• WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES · US
• The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · US

Inventors

• Rainer Adelung · Kiel, DE
• Yogendra Kumar Mishra · Kiel, DE
• Claudia Röhl · Preetz, DE
• Deepak Shukla · Oshkosh, US
• Frank Spors · Rancho Cucamonga, US
• Vaibhav Tiwari · Chicago, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 24, 2012
• Grant date: Nov 10, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P31/12
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Specific applications of particles and particle agglomerates with semiconductor surfaces are provided. The particles and particle agglomerates display a high affinity for viral particles, and may be used therapeutically and/or prophylactically to treat or prevent viral infections. The particles and particle agglomerates may also be used to remove viral particles from a surface or fluid, e.g., as an absorbent in a filter, applied to surfaces to render them virostatic, and as tool to handle viral particles, e.g., for research, diagnostic, or decontamination purposes.