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Aesthetics and Wound Healing-related Technologies
NU2014-173; NU2014-168; NU2015-071; NU2015-101; NU2017-011; NU2018-071; NU2018-151; NU2020-033; NU2020-249; NU2022-016; NU2022-079; NU2024-094 Transform your wound care and tissue repair solutions with our portfolio of technologies that provide cutting-edge solutions for wound care, tissue engineering, and disease treatment. This includes hydrogels...
Published: 9/10/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Biomedical, Biotechnology, General surgery, Hydrogel, Wound Healing
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Biowaste-Based and Reproccessable Non-isocyanate Polythiourethane Networks
NU 2023-075 INVENTORS John Mark Torkelson* Boran Chen Yixuan Chen SHORT DESCRIPTION Sustainable, biowaste-based, and non-toxic polyurethane networks that are mechanically strong and resistive to water. ABSTRACT Northwestern researchers have developed sustainable polythiourethane (NIPTU) networks, which may be used as substitutes for standard...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Environment, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Polymer, Renewable
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Novel Methods to Upcycle Wear-Resistance Nanocomposites
NU 2020-149 INVENTORS John Torkelson* Tong Wei ABSTRACT Low density polyethylene (LDPE) is one of the most produced and consumed polymers worldwide. However, due to the poor wear and abrasion resistance, the application of LDPE under continuous friction is limited. This Northwestern technology improves the wear resistance of LDPE by incorporating...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Allergy, Analysis, Animal Model, Manufacturing/Processing
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Active Catalysts to Add Polar Functionality with Ethylene Copolymerization
NU 2017-164INVENTORSTobin Marks*Tracy LohrJiazhen ChenSHORT DESCRIPTIONActive mono- and binuclear organoscandium complexes with a borate cocatalyst that enable ethylene + amino olefin copolymerizations in the absence of a Lewis-acidic masking reagentBACKGROUNDGlobal polyolefin production reached about 150 million tons per year in 2015 and is still growing...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Catalyst, Materials, Polymer
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Adhesive Hydrogels For Various Surgical
NU 2012-123 InventorsDevin G. Barrett Philip B. Messersmith* Short DescriptionAn advanced polymer with negative-swelling and high mechanical strength properties for surgical applications AbstractSurgical wound closures have depended on sutures and staples for a very long time. However, in recent years, studies have shown that these wound closure techniques...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Biomedical, Drug delivery, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Biorenewable, alpha-Pinene-Derived Monomer for Metathesis Polymerization
NU 2015-120 Inventors Regan J. Thomson* Franz Geiger Background The generation of polymers from biorenewable sources is a key goal for the sustainable production of important materials. a-Pinene is one of the most common terpenes found in nature and is readily extracted from a variety of renewable feedstocks. Although it is currently a popular...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Chemicals, Coating, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Sealants for Fetal Membrane Repair
NU 2009-127 Inventors Carrie Brubaker Phillip B. Messersmith* Andreas Zisch Short Description Tissue glue for prevention and treatment of fetal membrane rupture Abstract Invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in utero frequently are complicated by amniotic fluid leakage, separation of amnion and chorion, or even iatrogenic preterm premature...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Biomedical, Devices, Health IT, Materials, Medical device, Obstetric/Gynecological, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Poly (ionic liquid) surgical and tissue adhesive
TechnologyThis is a new method to improve the adhesion properties of any biomaterial. This method is very general and applicable with wide range of materials. This method is simple and easy to use. Dr. Iman Noshadi in the Department of Chemical Engineering has developed a modified hydrogel to make antimicrobial, highly adhesive for surgical applications....
Published: 3/5/2024   |   Inventor(s): Iman Noshadi
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Antimicrobial, Hydrogels, Surgical, Tissue Engineering
Category(s): Human Health Care > Biomaterials
Stiff Gel Adhesives for Underwater Use
Project ID: D2014-08Background Underwater adhesion has several potential medical, household and industrial applications. Generally, underwater adhesives have been prepared using methods that rely on in situ polymerization, covalent crosslinking, or the use of highly specialized biological or biomimetic polymers. Despite current strategies, many challenges...
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yakov Lapitsky, Yan Huang
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Controlled Release, Gels, PAH, Poly(allylamine), PPi, Pyrophosphate, TPP, Tripolyphosphate, Underwater
Category(s): Polymers, Tools