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Method to Make Crack-Free Carbon Structures While Avoiding Shrinkage and Deformation
A method to make micropatterned carbon structures with pre-designed size and shape, avoiding shrinkage and deformation. Problem: Pyrolysis is a chemical process that involves the thermal decomposition of materials at elevated temperatures in an inert atmosphere. Applying pyrolysis to polymer templates can be used to fabricate micropatterned carbon...
Published: 6/12/2026   |   Updated: 6/12/2026   |   Inventor(s): Tiancheng Wang, Kathleen Stebe, Daeyeon Lee, Raymond Gorte, Renjing Huang
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents
Fast, On-Demand Manufacturing of Room Temperature-Stable RNA
A method enabling facile synthesis and purification of RNA in a stable format that does not require cold chain distribution. Problem: The cold storage conditions required in the distribution of RNA-based therapies presents a major roadblock toward expanding the utility of these medicines. RNA is susceptible to degradation in aqueous environment and...
Published: 6/11/2026   |   Updated: 6/11/2026   |   Inventor(s): Daeyeon Lee, Kathleen Stebe, Masoud Soroush, Dimitrios Papavassiliou
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, COVID-19, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Vaccines
A Solvent For The Extraction And Preservation Of mRNA At Room Temperature
A buffer that allows the extraction and long-term room temperature preservation of mRNA. Problem: mRNA is unstable in aqueous environments, so different formulations have been explored as water-free solvents for RNA. However, these solvents often contain toxic heavy metals, resulting in biological incompatibility. Additionally, current mRNA vaccines...
Published: 6/10/2026   |   Updated: 6/10/2026   |   Inventor(s): Daeyeon Lee, Kathleen Stebe, Hoang Dinh
Keywords(s): COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Platform Technology, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents
Continuous Bicontinuous Interfacially Jamming Emulsion Gels (Bijel) Fabrication For Complex, Three-Dimensional Structures
Adaptation of emulsion precursor materials to enable three-dimensional printing of bijels via direct ink writing (DIW) and co-solvent vaporization. Problem: Previously developed bijel fabrication methods produce structures with limited macroscale morphologies, such as fibers, particles, and other simple 2D structures. This restriction limits the applicability...
Published: 5/15/2026   |   Updated: 5/15/2026   |   Inventor(s): Daeyeon Lee, Kathleen Stebe, Jordan Raney, Philip Iaccarino, Damilola Lawal
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Hydrogels, Platform Technology, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
Active Nematic Colloids For Microrobotics And Materials Assembly
A material mixture (active colloids immersed in nematic liquid crystals) that act as microrobots for directed assembly and micromanipulation of passive colloidal particles. Problem: Colloids interact with areas of distortion, such as with walls or with defects in the environment such as sharp edges and can become trapped along disclination lines in...
Published: 9/26/2025   |   Updated: 11/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Tianyi Yao, Kathleen Stebe
Keywords(s): Nanotechnology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Robotics
Multistable elastic pixels (MEPs) for reversible programming of optical properties
­Two-dimensional materials patterned with colloidal pixels that can be actuated by external forces (such as electromagnetic fields) for stable switching of optical properties. Problem: Current reversible metasurfaces either cannot be programmed for specific functionalities or are difficult to control. Ideal metamaterials comprising discrete,...
Published: 9/26/2025   |   Updated: 1/13/2023   |   Inventor(s): Kathleen Stebe, Tianyi Yao, Nader Engheta
Keywords(s): Nephrology and Urology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials
Modified Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG and EGCG-ester Inhibit Endospores
Modified Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG and EGCG-ester Inhibit EndosporesResearchers at Augusta University have invented skin-friendly compositions and methods for killing, inactivating, or otherwise reducing the bacterial endospores by using an effective amount of the green tea EGCG or its derivatives. EGCG research shows clear application for a hand sanitizer...
Published: 4/21/2023   |   Updated: 1/15/2021   |   Inventor(s): Stephen Hsu, Lee Lee, Tin-Chun Chu
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Category(s): Therapeutics
Adhesive hydrogels for wet applications (Non-catechol based)
Biocompatible hydrogels exhibit robust adhesion in wet conditions to substrates with wide range of chemistries and moduli. Technology Overview: Recent interest in developing wet adhesion for biomedical and environmental applications have leveraged catechol-functionalized materials to achieve these results. However, catechol moieties can produce...
Published: 10/3/2025   |   Updated: 2/6/2020   |   Inventor(s): Laura Bradley, Daeyeon Lee, Kathleen Stebe
Keywords(s): Hydrogels
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis
Click-active Janus particles
Scalable synthesis and functionalization of clickable Janus particles via seeded emulsion polymerization Problem: Amphiphilic Janus particles are biphasic colloids, where each face has distinct chemical properties. Janus particles are useful for stabilizing multiphasic fluid mixtures, such as emulsions. Current methods make Janus particles rely...
Published: 10/3/2025   |   Updated: 2/5/2020   |   Inventor(s): Kathleen Stebe, Daeyeon Lee
Keywords(s):  
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials
Novel soft material synthesis with liquid phase architecture and interfacially active particles
Solvent transfer-induced phase separation to tailor bijel fiber properties Problem: Bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsions (bijels) are novel soft materials that consist of two interwoven pore networks, each containing a liquid that is immiscible with the other. The interface is stabilized by nanoparticles, providing high interfacial surface...
Published: 10/3/2025   |   Updated: 1/31/2020   |   Inventor(s): Kathleen Stebe, Daeyeon Lee
Keywords(s): Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials
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