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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: 2/20/2026   |   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: 2/20/2026   |   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: 2/20/2026   |   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
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
Scaffold-Free Biological Assemblies for Tissue Modeling and Regeneration
Invention Summary: The evolution of in vitro-engineered scaffold-free tissues for tissue modeling and regenerative medicine has been driven by the need to recapitulate the cellular organization of endogenous tissues and to avoid undesired scaffold-related side effects upon implantation. Methods to produce scaffold-free tissue or cell assemblies have...
Published: 2/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Letao Yang
Keywords(s): Bioengineering scaffolds, Tissue Engineering, Wound healing
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Cell Therapy, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Circuit Designs to Lower Harmonic and Electromagnetic Noise
Suppresses Harmonic and Electromagnetic Interference Noise in Power Electronics and Power ConvertersThese circuit designs use energy mitigation to improve the conventional sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM). This technique can dampen both current harmonic and electromagnetic circuit noise. The need for shielding electromagnetic interference continues...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Shuo Wang, Le Yang, Yingjie Zhang, Hui Zhao
Keywords(s): electromagnetic interference prevention, Harmonic, Power Electronics
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical
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