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Star, Branched, and Graft Polymers in Binders for Inkjet Additive Manufacturing for Personalized Dosage Tablets
THE CHALLENGE A major problem posed by the pharmaceutical industry is giving effective dosages while not giving excessive amounts of a particular drug. An estimated 80% of side effects in humans and animals are a direct result of inaccurate dosing because varying weights in patients. Additive manufacturing has emerged as a very promising method to...
Published: 1/31/2024   |   Inventor(s): Emily Wilts, Timothy Long, Christopher Williams, Da Ma
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Additive Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Biomedical, Technology Classifications > Chemicals/Materials, Technology Classifications > Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Antimicrobial coating for medical device, biosensor, nanofluidic, and drug delivery applications
Multifunctional, chemically modified chitosan surfaces and charged polymer brushes with protection against microbes and changes in pH Problem: Chitosan, a cationic polysaccharide, is a biocompatible and biodegradable coating material. While chitosan has been used for drug delivery, wound dressings, and tissue materials, this material has not been...
Published: 1/31/2024   |   Inventor(s): Russell Composto, David Eckmann, Noreen Hickok
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis
Antimicrobial polymer layers for medical devices and controlled drug delivery
Stimuli-responsive bilayer coating to prevent bacterial infection Problem: Hospital acquired infections are a leading cause of death in the US, with about 10% of hospitalized patients developing an infection, a medical cost of $5 billion. Implantable devices are prone to biofilm formations, causing infections in the patient. Existing medical devices...
Published: 1/31/2024   |   Inventor(s): Russell Composto, David Eckmann
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis
Strong Constitutive Promoters
The Technology: Researchers at the University of Tennessee have discovered a method to induce strong expression of any gene conferring resistance to pathogens, herbicides, salt, cold, drought, or insects by using two newly identified and recently characterized switchgrass promoters. These promoters stimulate constitutive expression with 2x and 4x greater...
Published: 6/26/2024   |   Inventor(s): C. Neal Stewart, David Mann
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Category(s): Agriculture