Research Interests            Publications and Patents

 Issued Patents:

U.S. Patent # 5,714,359: "Electrostatic Endothelial Cell Seeding: Apparatus and Procedure."

Bowlin, G. L. and S.E. Rittgers, The University of Akron

Issued: February 3, 1998

U.S. Patent # 5,723,324: “Apparatus and Method for Electrostatic Endothelial Cell Seeding and DNA Transfection in a Vascular Prosthesis.”

Bowlin, G. L. and S.E. Rittgers, The University of Akron  

Issued: March 3, 1998

U.S. Patent # 6,010,573: “Apparatus and Method for Electrostatic Endothelial Cell Seeding and DNA Transfection of Intravascular Stents.”

Bowlin, G. L., Virginia Commonwealth University  

Issued: January 4, 2000

U.S. Patent # 6,592,623: “Engineered Muscle.”

Bowlin, G. L., Wnek, G.E., Simpson, D.G. and L. Terracio

Virginia Commonwealth University  

Issued: July 15, 2003

    Please follow the links below to search for pending or published patents that have not yet issued.

U.S. Patent Site - http://www.uspto.gov

        International Fillings Published - http://ipdl.wipo.int

Disclosure:  The electrospinning technology patents have been licensed to NanoMatrix, Inc. of which several collaborators have a financial interest.

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