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Origami-Inspired And Remotely Adjustable Pediatric Heart Implant

Pediatric pulmonary artery band (PAB) using origami-inspired fabrication that is remotely adjustable after implantation. Problem: Congenital heart defects affect 1% of births in the United States and can lead to irregular blood flow through the main pulmonary artery (MPA). A pulmonary artery band (PAB) is an implant that can be placed on the MPA to...

Published: 11/18/2024 | Inventor(s): Cynthia Sung, Gabriel Unger, Mark Fogel, Jonathan Chen, Brianna Leung

Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Soft Materials, Surgery

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Robotics

Cellulose nanofiber spray for enhanced filtration efficiency

This invention is a water-soluble, biodegradable, and biocompatible spray composed of cellulose nanofibers and polyvinyl alcohol that enhances the filtration efficiency of textiles by creating a protective layer that can break the membranes of pathogens. Background The need for effective filtration systems, particularly in personal protective equipment...

Published: 10/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Chen, Sophia Jackson

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Category(s): Life sciences > Medical technology, Life sciences > Therapeutics

Knitted strain sensor for pharyngeal rehabilitation

Problem Dysphagia, or swallowing dysfunction, affects 9.5 million people in the United States. Dysphagia poses significant risks including malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, and death. Dysphagia is associated with diseases including stroke, muscular dystrophy, and throat cancer. The impact of dysphagia extends beyond physical discomfort,...

Published: 2/15/2024 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Chen, James Sulzer, Corinne Jones, David Zhang, Drake Rowland, Wei Li

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Category(s): Life sciences > Medical technology > Medical devices, Life sciences > Diagnostic

Novel Multi-Omics Aging Clock

A multi-omics clock analyzes multiple layers of omics data with machine learning to predict remaining lifespan of mammals, particularly for animal model studies. Large omics data sets may be used from combinations of genomics, proteomics, lipids, etc. available from blood or other simple sample collection. This tool can robustly capture changes...

Published: 3/12/2024 | Inventor(s): George Sutphin, Samuel Freitas, Megha Padi, Chen Chen

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Biomarkers, Technology Classifications > Research Tools > Animal Models, Technology Classifications > Research Tools > Screening assays, Technology Classifications > Research Tools > Simulators and Modeling Tools

Autonomous Drone for railroad track inspection

Reference #: 01564 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Autonomous Drone for railroad track inspection Background: The current practices suffer from three main drawbacks: 1) Human pilot cost is significant. The schedule of the drone-based track inspection is contingent on the pilot’s availability rather than...

Published: 3/15/2023 | Inventor(s): Yu Qian, Yi Wang, Chen Chen

Keywords(s): autonomous drone, flight control, image processing, railroad track inspection, self-navigation

Category(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences

Highly noise-absorbent and odor-adsorbent seat and floor cover fabric systems for aircraft cabin interiors

Background/unmet needActivated carbon fiber (ACF) is a material with high surface area and a nano-porous structure, giving it many unique properties. It has been used for making novel yarn, woven, knit, and non-woven textiles. Although these products exhibit excellent performance in many consumer end-uses such as water/air purification, chemical solvent...

Published: 12/11/2023 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Chen

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Category(s): Physical sciences > Fibers and textiles

Conversion of recycled cotton into high performance barrier film

A sustainable material with properties suitable for food packaging Background Typical polymer food packaging materials are good barriers to air, but not moisture. In contrast, metallic food packaging materials block air and moisture, but are opaque and do not allow for vision of the packaged food. Cellulose nanofiber films typically fall into the category...

Published: 12/11/2023 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Chen

Keywords(s): Consumable, Packaging, Recyclable

Category(s): Physical sciences > Fibers and textiles

2015-671 Underground Shafts for Hydrogen Storage

SummaryResearchers at UCLA have developed an underground drilled shaft concept for storage of hydrogen or other gases.BackgroundOne challenge in creating a hydrogen economy is developing hydrogen gas storage solutions. Increased interest has helped the global hydrogen storage market grow to $2.6 billion in 2016, and it is expected to reach over $5...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Adrienne Lavine, Hossein Kavehpour, Dante Simonetti, Richard Wirz, Chen Chen, Gabriela Bran, Gopinath Warrier, Hamarz Aryafar, Jonathon Kennedy, Joshua Jordan, Keith Lovegrove

Keywords(s): Energy & Water

Category(s): Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage