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Using Nanotechnology to Target Aggressive Cancers
A modified gold nanoparticle is used to target aggressive triple negative breast cancer and melanoma by inhibiting RAD6 which is overexpressed in aggressive and chemoresistant cancers. Technology Summary This technology utilizes gold nanoparticles (GNPs) conjugated with a small molecule inhibitor (SMI#9) designed to target RAD6, a protein overexpressed...
Published: 8/22/2025   |   Inventor(s): Malathy Shekhar, Guangzhao Mao, Yanhua Zhang
Keywords(s): Breast Cancer, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Life Science, Oncology, Drug Delivery, Therapeutics, Cancer, Nanomaterials
Targeted Drug Delivery for Spinal Cord Injury
Technology Summary: WSU researchers have developed a new nanoparticle-drug conjugate for treating cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) that can restore respiratory function to the paralyzed hemi diaphragm. Using the nano-conjugate enables targeted delivery of the drug directly to the respiratory centers resulting in dramatically lower effective dosages...
Published: 7/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Harry Goshgarian, Guangzhao Mao, Yi Zou, Sunxi Wang
Keywords(s): Central Nervous System, Drug Delivery, Neuroscience, Therapeutics
Category(s): Therapeutics, Life Science, Drug Delivery, Nanomaterials, Neurological disorders, Receptors/targets
Dispersion-optimized Silicon nanoparticle (SiNP)/Graphene composite anode for high performance Lithium ion battery (LIB)
WSU researchers have invented a novel method to produce dispersion-optimized SiNP within a conducting Graphene matrix forming a standalone composite anode material. The method creates small clusters to lone particle distributions maximizing the nanomaterial properties of SiNP yielding anodes with improved capacity retention and rate performance. It...
Published: 8/26/2021   |   Inventor(s): Rhet C De Guzman, Ka Yuen Simon Ng, Steven Salley
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Category(s): Chemicals, Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy Storage/Battery, Nanomaterials, Physical Sciences
Fabrication Methods for Anti-Reflection Surface on Transparent Materials
Development of a fabrication method that uses optical nanostructures as artificial materials that match refractive indices of a wide range of transparent substrates. The resulting surface is optically transparent and exhibits qualities required to see images and text clearly on an electronic display screen in a wide variety of light conditions. Electronic...
Published: 9/10/2021   |   Inventor(s): Yang Zhao, Jinsong Wang
Keywords(s): Anti-reflection, Nanomaterials
Category(s): Materials, Nanomaterials, Physical Sciences