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Treatment of manganese toxicity and manganese-induced Parkinsonism
Problem Parkinsonian disorders are the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the United States, with no definitive treatment option available. Exposure to the metal manganese has been shown to be a major cause of parkinsonism. Solution Dr. Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay and his team have developed a pharmaceutical method for the management of manganese-induced...
Published: 11/6/2023   |   Inventor(s): Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay, Chunyi Liu, Donald Smith
Keywords(s): Gels, Green tech, Industrial manufacturing
Category(s): Life sciences > Therapeutics
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