Heather M Shepherd

US Patent:

20120000777, Jan 5, 2012

Filed:

Jun 6, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/154248

Inventors:

Robin L. Garrell - Los Angeles CA, US
Alexander K. Tucker-Schwartz - Los Angeles CA, US
Heather Shepherd - Oakland CA, US
Debalina Chatterjee - Hollywood CA, US

Assignee:

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Oakland CA

International Classification:

C25B 15/00
B01F 3/08

US Classification:

204451, 204601

Abstract:

The present invention generally relates to double emulsion droplet compositions, polymer particles that can be formed from such double emulsion droplet compositions, and to methods and apparatuses for making such compositions and particles. A double emulsion generally describes larger droplets that contain smaller droplets therein. These double emulsion droplet compositions can be used to create a variety of materials including polymer particles and polymeric shells and are further useful for encapsulating a variety of species including catalyst compounds and pharmaceutical agents. The double emulsion droplet compositions disclosed herein are readily formed using planar droplet (“digital”) microfluidic devices without channels, and either air or an immiscible liquid as an ambient medium.

US Patent:

20110206578, Aug 25, 2011

Filed:

Feb 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/033206

Inventors:

Evan Foster - San Mateo CA, US
Jessica Reed - Newark CA, US
Heather Shepherd - Oakland CA, US
Christina Inman - San Mateo CA, US
Scott Benson - Alameda CA, US

Assignee:

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

B01L 9/00
B05D 3/10
B05D 3/06
B05D 7/22
B05D 3/00

US Classification:

422563, 427331, 427343, 427539, 427299, 427230, 427444

Abstract:

Methods for activating and/or reactivating a metal oxide surface for deposition, immobilizing, and/or growing a biological sample (e.g., an oligonucleotide, a polynucleotide, functionalized particle, a polymer, etc.) thereon are disclosed. The metal oxide surface (e.g., zirconium oxide) can be activated and/or reactivated by exposing the metal oxide surface to various activation and/or treatment protocols capable of enhancing a slide's activity relative to the activity of an untreated slide. The activation and/or treatment protocol can include subjecting the slide (or at least the metal oxide layer) to an oxygen plasma treatment and/or a peroxide solution for an amount of time sufficient to activate and/or reactivate the metal oxide surface. Activated sequencing slides capable of incorporation, for example, into various embodiments of a flow cell for use in NGS platforms are also disclosed herein.

US Patent:

20170058410, Mar 2, 2017

Filed:

Aug 3, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/227874

Inventors:

Robin L. Garrell - Los Angeles CA, US
Alexander K. Tucker-Schwartz - Los Angeles CA, US
Heather Shepherd - Oakland CA, US
Debalina Chatterjee - Hollywood CA, US

Assignee:

The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

International Classification:

C25B 7/00
B01F 13/00
C25B 9/00
B01F 3/08

Abstract:

The present invention generally relates to double emulsion droplet compositions, polymer particles that can be formed from such double emulsion droplet compositions, and to methods and apparatuses for making such compositions and particles. A double emulsion generally describes larger droplets that contain smaller droplets therein. These double emulsion droplet compositions can be used to create a variety of materials including polymer particles and polymeric shells and are further useful for encapsulating a variety of species including catalyst compounds and pharmaceutical agents. The double emulsion droplet compositions disclosed herein are readily formed using planar droplet (“digital”) microfluidic devices without channels, and either air or an immiscible liquid as an ambient medium.