Five IU research methods, technologies receive patents
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Five Indiana University researchers have received patents for methods and technologies they have developed. The U.S. Trademark and Patent Office issued patents for breast cancer and neurodegenerative disease treatments, a blood sodium leveler, biochemical agent testing and a wireless sensor network.
Breast cancer treatment
The USPTO issued a patent for a combination of treatments seen to stop breast cancer growth. The researcher, Jian-Ting Zhang, who is an adjunct professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the IU School of Medicine, found the mixture of FDA-approved protein pump inhibitors and the PARP inhibitor yields promising results.
Salt and water blood balancer
IUPUI School of Science Professor Bonnie Blazer-Yost’s method to use SGK1 inhibitors to reduce sodium reabsorption in blood received a patent. It can be used to treat diseases with salt and water balance issues like hydrocephalus and hypertension, according to IU.
Wireless sensor network
IUPUI School of Science Professor Yao Liang received a patent for his method to improve data acquisition from multi-hop large-scale outdoor wireless sensor networks. The university said the network also lower network transmissions and wireless communication costs.
Neurodegenerative diseases treatment
The research of Mythily Srinivasan, an IU School of Dentistry associate professor, has led to a new patented treatment that suppresses inflammation and degeneration stemming from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis. It involves the peptide analogs of a p65 interacting protein.
Biochemical agent cell response test
Trophowell, a platform created by Alexander Gumennik, assistant professor of intelligent systems engineering at the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, has received a patent to test cell response to biochemical agents. The tests are cost-effective and are used for tissue engineering and in the fields of drug discovery and personalized medicine.