Patent Status:
Patent Filed
Indian Patent Applicaton No:
1054/DEL/2011
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Overview:
A system and a process for generating crystals of macromolecules, for example, proteins, peptides, etc., between two substrates wherein either or both of which are topographically and/or chemically patterned
Key Features:
- The system comprises of a small volume of the solution of macro-molecule sandwiched between two substrates with a small controllable gap in-between
- At least one of the substrates is patterned with a uniform undulation and sharp kinks of specific number density
- The uniform undulation has periodicity in the range of lOOnm-lOOOnm; and angle of kink generated between two neighboring wrinkles ranges from 0-90 degree
- The process can be used for generating crystals of very small to large size
Applications:
- Controlled drug delivery
- Areas of biotechnology which involves large scale generation and easy harvest of crystals
