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An Acoustic Device for Large Area Single Cell Trapping and Selective Release (Case No. 2025-047)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed an acoustic microfluidic platform that offers a cost-effective and practical approach for handling individual cells at the microscale. Background: Single-cell manipulation is essential for understanding cellular behavior, disease progression, and therapeutic...
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Pei-Yu Chiou, Xiang Zhang
Keywords(s): acoustic microfluidics, acoustic potential wells, acoustics, cell proliferation, cell viability, Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), diagnostic platforms, Digital Microfluidics, disposable microfluidic platforms, high throughput, high throughput assays, high throughput testing, High-Content Screening, high-throughput cell handling, low-cost fabrication, MEMS, MEMS metasurface, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), Microfluidics, Microfluidics And Mem's, Microfluidics Dielectrophoresis, Microfluidics Multi-Band Device, Microfluidics Nanosphere, near-infrared laser, photolithography-free fabrication, research instrumentation, scalable platform, single cell analysis, single cell analysis and testing, Single cell data, single-cell handling, single-cell manipulation, single-cell resolution, single-cell trapping
Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis, Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Diagnostic Markers > Cancer, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment, Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Mechanical, Mechanical > Instrumentation, Platforms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies
Non-invasive Pain Measurement of Infants and Toddlers Using Acoustic Features of Cries (Copyright; Case No. 2018-327)
Summary: Researchers in the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior have developed a novel, non-invasive pain measurement tool for neonates. Background: Pain management in neonatal care remains a critical unmet need. Approximately 90% of premature infants undergo painful procedures, yet pain is only reported in 45% of cases. Current...
Published: 4/21/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ariana Anderson
Keywords(s): acoustics, artificial intelligence/machine learning models, Digital Signal Processing, Machine Learning Pain Management, Monitoring (Medicine), non-invasive monitoring, Pain Treatment, pediatrics
Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Pediatrics, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Therapeutics > Critical Care, Therapeutics > Psychiatry And Mental Health
A Fabrication Method for High-Precision, Large-Area Acoustic Single-Cell Trapping Devices (Case No. 2025-115)
Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel fabrication method for single-cell trapping devices. Background: Single-cell analysis is critical to personalized medicine, diagnostics, and biomedical research, as it allows researchers to identify, isolate, and expand desired cell subpopulations....
Published: 10/21/2025   |   Inventor(s): Pei-Yu Chiou, Jacob Smith
Keywords(s): acoustic manipulation, acoustics, air cavity formation, cell sorting, compliant membrane acoustic patterning (CMAP), Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), Digital Microfluidics, high-throughput analysis, large-area arrays, MEMS, Microfluidics, Microfluidics And Mem's, Microfluidics Dielectrophoresis, Microfluidics Multi-Band Device, Microfluidics Nanosphere, near-infrared (NIR) pulsed laser, PDMS, PDMS membranes, single cell analysis, Single cell data, single-cell resolution, single-cell trapping
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Membranes, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging, Platforms
Method and System for Using Quantum Incompressible Fluid to Achieve Fusion from Cavitation (UCLA Case No. 2022-110)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have developed a novel system and method to achieve thermonuclear fusion in a laboratory scale device. Background: Many energy experts believe that nuclear has a key role to play as a clean, stable, and readily-available source of power, despite a contentious history. Nuclear power...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Seth Putterman, John Koulakis
Keywords(s): acoustics, cavitation, clean energy, Fermi exclusion, Fermi fluid, fusion, fusion cavitation, incompressible fluid, molten salt, nuclear fusion, quantum incompressible fluid, sonoluminescence, thermal fusion, thermonuclear fusion, zero-carbon emission power
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Instrumentation, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation
A new efficient and cost-effective method for coffee roasting
An invention that allows for more precision and automation with less operator intervention, limiting the variability from batch to batch in the large-scale coffee bean roasting processBackgroundCoffee is an essential commodity that has a $30 billion-dollar annual market. The energy required to roast the necessary coffee beans to supply this demand costs...
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Preston Wilson, Mark Wochner
Keywords(s): Acoustics, Coffee, Food processing, Food production
Category(s): Physical sciences > Process instrumentation