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Multi-parametric Acoustic, Optical and Mechanical Imaging of Cervical Tissue Insufficiencies to Predict Preterm Birth
An enhanced image-guidance system that integrates ultrasound and photoacoustic into existing ablation systems to provide an enhanced image-guidance system for identification of cervical tissue changes during pregnancy and postpartum. Technology Summary Preterm delivery is a main cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, which is associated...
Published: 10/1/2025   |   Inventor(s): Mohammad Mehrmohammadi, Sonia Hassan, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Yan Yan, Maryam Basij
Keywords(s): Driving Lifelong Health
Category(s): Technology Category > Women's Health, Technology Category > Medical Devices, Technology Category > Life Science, Technology Category > Imaging, Technology Category > Acoustics
Intervertebral Disc Repair Using a 3D Porous Hybrid Protein Nanoscaffold
​ Histological analysis of rat intervertebral disc tissue prior to (left) and post injury (center) compared to 6 weeks post treatment (right). Invention Summary: Degeneration of fibrocartilaginous tissues, such as intervertebral discs (IVD), knee menisci, and other tendon-bone junctions, can lead to debilitating pain. IVD degeneration is the...
Published: 8/12/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Letao Yang, Inbo Han
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Biomaterials
Nanoparticles for Direct Regulation of Mitochondrial Gene Expression
​ Schematic representation of MitoScript and its components Invention Summary: Abnormal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) transcription has been associated with a multitude of human diseases that requires both an effective and dynamic approach to control mitochondrial DNA. While nanoparticle(NP)-mediated drug delivery systems (DDSs) have emerged as...
Published: 8/12/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Letao Yang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences
2022-216 Electrode for Rechargeable Batteries that Resists Dendrite Growth
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Science and Engineering have developed electrodes for rechargeable batteries which resist dendrite growth. Background: Rechargeable batteries have attracted attention due to their wide array of applications and environmental benefits. Rechargeable metal-ion batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries,...
Published: 3/19/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Xiaochun Li
Keywords(s): Alloy, Dendrite, Electrode, Lithium Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, Nanoelectronics, Nanoparticle, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity
Category(s): Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries
High-throughput Nanoarray Screening Platform for Multi-Cellular Applications
Scope of the combinatorial nanoarray cell screening platform – varying parameters can all be contained in the CBC array to match the complexity of natural ECMs and biophysical cues. Invention Summary: Biophysical cues mediated by natural or synthetic extracellular matrices (ECMs) play an essential role in cellular reprogramming. In nature,...
Published: 8/12/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Letao Yang
Keywords(s): Biosensor
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology
2019-994 Targeted Drug Delivery with Near-IR Light
SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a targeted drug delivery platform that can release drugs upon exposure to near-infrared light. BACKGROUND Stimuli-responsive delivery of drugs is an effective way to achieve spatially and temporally controlled drug release. Various stimuli-responsive...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
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Category(s): Electrical, Chemical, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Optics & Photonics
Rapid Cell Assembly for 3D Culture
A. Schematic diagram showing the self-assembly of a spheroid. B. Schematic showing transplantation of spheroids for the repair/regeneration of spinal cord Invention Summary: 3D cell culture including organoid and spheroid cultures is at the center stage of biomedical research. It is widely applied in organ development research, disease modeling,...
Published: 11/10/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Christopher Rathnam, Letao Yang
Keywords(s): Bioengineering scaffolds, Tissue Engineering
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Research Tools
Dual-Enhanced Raman Scattering-Based Nanoarray Biosensors
A schematic showing graphene-gold hybrid nanoarray for nucleic acid detection and cellular biosensing Invention Summary: Raman spectroscopy is a nondestructive, label-free technique that uses laser light to discriminate cell and tissue types. While Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has demonstrated great potential to analyze a variety of bio/chemical...
Published: 10/3/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Letao Yang
Keywords(s): Biosensor
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
Perovskite Technologies
Yang Yang Group Website: http://yylab.seas.ucla.edu/ UC Case Nos. 2015-556, 2018-019, 2022-209 ----- Modulating Heterointerface Energetics for Operationally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells (UCLA Case No. 2022-206) Researchers at UCLA have developed a novel fabrication approach that stabilizes the surface of perovskite solar cells without hindering...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang
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Category(s): Materials > Composite Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Chemical > Polymers, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Thermoelectrics, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage
A Solution Method To Improve Nanowires Connection And Its Applications In Electro-Related Areas
SummaryUCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a simple solution-based method for fabricating highly conductive transparent silver nanowire (AgNW) films with excellent adhesive capabilities and noteworthy electrical, mechanical, and optical performance.BackgroundIndium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) is the most widely...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Rui Zhu
Keywords(s): Electronics & Semiconductors
Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
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