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New Device Material for a Flexible Chronic Implantable Neural Interface
­Advantages: Superior biocompatibility reduces immune responses. Excellent electrical conductivity enhances signal transmission. Exceptional mechanical strength enables durable and flexible probes. Summary: Implantable neural interfaces (INIs) are devices configured to connect with the human nervous system through electrical means. Such...
Published: 9/3/2024   |   Inventor(s): Stephen Saddow, Chenyin Feng, Christopher Frewin
Keywords(s): Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Medical Therapeutics Cell Therapy, Nanotechnology, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Biomedical Engineering, Technology Classifications > Medical > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Neuroscience
Regulated Delivery of Antibiotic and Antifungal Drugs Via Controlled Degradable Chondroitin Sulfate Particles
­Advantages: Novel synthesis of Chondroitin sulfate (CS) particles for encapsulation of antibiotic and antifungal drugs. Synthesis can be fine-tuned to produced non-degradable, slightly degradable, and completely degradable CS drug carriers, for a variety of therapeutic applications. CS particles were successfully tested for encapsulation...
Published: 5/14/2024   |   Inventor(s): NURETTIN SAHINER, Ramesh Ayyala
Keywords(s): Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Pharmaceuticals
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Cell & Tissue Engineering, Technology Classifications > Medical > Infectious Diseases, Technology Classifications > Medical > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Medical
Targeting Cellular Senescence by PD-L1 Binding Peptide Engineered Extracellular Vesicles
­Advantages: Engineered extracellular vesicles (EVs) by surface modification with PD-L1 binding peptide and PEGylation to target senescent VSMCs. Promising novel interventions for age-related and vascular diseases. Efficacy: Proven uptake of modified EVs in the aorta of old mice and senescent VSMCs. Summary: Targeting senescent cells, particularly...
Published: 8/22/2024   |   Inventor(s): Wanling Xuan, Srinivas Tipparaju, Vijaykumar Sutariya
Keywords(s): Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Genetics, Peptides
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Medical > Biotechnology
Self-Replicating Cell-Selective Therapy for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
­Advantages: It utilizes a targeted approach by selectively expressing the therapeutic agent in vascular smooth muscle cells and infiltrating immune cells, it minimizes potential off-target effects and preserves the function of the endothelial cells. By combining two complementary mechanisms, the miRNA switch and siRNA technology, this research...
Published: 6/11/2024   |   Inventor(s): Isabella Hetherington
Keywords(s): Cardiovascular Diseases, Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Biotechnology, Technology Classifications > Medical > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Medical > Pharmaceuticals
A Platform for Selective Intracellular Delivery by the Growth Factor Mediated Macropinocytosis Pathway
­Competitive Advantages Targeted drug delivery to tumors Reduced side effects of cancer drugs Made of non-toxic, biodegradable protein Easily synthesized Summary Our inventors have created a novel, cargo carrying nanoparticle for the targeted delivery of drugs to cancer cells. The nanoparticle carries a drug to cancer cells, where the drug...
Published: 8/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Piyush Koria, Raul Iglesias
Keywords(s): Cancer Treatment, Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Cancer
Hybrid Electro-Plasmonic Modulation of Neural Activity with Visible-Light-Sensitive Gold Nanotransducer Interface
Competitive Advantages Better spatial resolution than standard electrical stimulation Capable of reducing electrical stimulation current input by 40% Specific point stimulation, reducing spread to surrounding tissue 3-fold higher success rate of nerve cell response compared to pure optical stimulation 5-fold better post-stimulation recovery/survival...
Published: 1/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ratka Damnjanovic, Parveen Bazard, Robert Frisina, Venkat Bhethanabotla
Keywords(s): Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Electronics, Technology Classifications > Electronics > Nanotechnology