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Suspended Graphene Energy Harvesting Solid State Structure
An energy harvesting device made possible by the oscillatory behavior of suspending graphene. Background: Even low power devices need consistent, reliable energy sources that in most cases must be powered indefinitely in order to accomplish the device’s objectives. Maintaining a secure and independent energy source for powering small, sometimes...
Published: 4/1/2025   |   Inventor(s): Nicholas Pieniazek, Christopher Hobbs, Vincent LaBella
Keywords(s): battery systems, circuit design, energy storage devices, material science, microsystem, nanoengineering, nanofabrication, nanotechnology, semiconductors, Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Campus > SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Campus > NY CREATES
Deuterized Low-K Dielectric Materials for TDDB Mitigation
Simple, scalable and inexpensive process to replace the hydrogen in low-k dielectrics with deuterium to improve semiconductor performance. Background: Low-k dielectrics are a class of materials used in the manufacture of nanoscale semiconductor devices. The problem with low-k dielectrics is that they are susceptible to a phenomenon known as time dependent...
Published: 4/3/2025   |   Inventor(s): James Lloyd, Niaz Mahmud
Keywords(s): nanotechnology, semiconductors
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Campus > SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Intranasal Dantrolene Nanoparticle Use For Treatment Of Alzheimer's Disease
Intranasal delivering of dantrolene nanoparticles could potentially be used to inhibit memory loss and reduce amyloid plaques in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Problem: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease. The deficit in the development of new drugs targeting the amyloid pathology over the past several...
Published: 3/12/2025   |   Inventor(s): Huafeng Wei, Qing Cheng Meng, Ge Liang, Maryellen Eckenhoff
Keywords(s): Aging, COVID-19, Nanotechnology, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Animal Health, Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Food Science and Nutrition, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Nanoparticles for Precise & Targeted Treatment of Neurological Conditions
Problem: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the second leading cause of death worldwide, affecting around 600,000 Americans annually. However, pharmacological treatment of AIS is difficult due to ineffective and nonspecific targeting to blood brain barrier epitopes via intravenous administration. Over 100 drugs have been tried and failed in clinical trials...
Published: 2/20/2025   |   Inventor(s): Oscar Marcos Contreras, Jacob Brenner, Vladimir Muzykantov, Jia Nong, Patrick Glassman, Drew Weissman, Sahiley Reyes-Esteves
Keywords(s): Drug Delivery, Inflammation, Nanotechnology, Neurology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Synthetic Exosomes (SE) for CNS Delivery of CRISPR for Gene Editing in Brain Disorders (UCLA Case No. 2021-363)
UCLA researchers from the Department of Neurology have developed synthetic exosomes, a novel delivery technology capable of transporting gene-editing tools and therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier, with successful applications in repairing Alzheimer’s-related mutations and delivering proteins, antibodies, and drugs. BACKGROUND: The emergence...
Published: 2/18/2025   |   Inventor(s): Varghese John
Keywords(s): Alzheimers disease, CRISPR, delivery system, exosome, Nanotechnology, nanovesicles, synthetic biology
Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems, Materials > Nanotechnology, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Therapeutics > Gene Therapy And Editing, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology
High-Performance Graphene Hall Sensors With Scalable Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Integration
Methods to harness the full potential of graphene Hall sensors through integration with CMOS integrated circuits for improved performance while mitigating undesirable effects. Problem: Two-dimensional materials (2DM), such as graphene, hold enormous potential in electronic devices due to their exceptional performance and new functionalities. Graphene...
Published: 1/31/2025   |   Inventor(s): Vasant Iyer, Firooz Aflatouni, David Issadore
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Internet of Things, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Testing & Measurement
Quick, Scalable, and Precise Method to Produce Uniform Superparticles for Optical and Magnetic Applications
A method to cluster nanocrystals into uniform superparticles using a source-sink emulsion system. Problem: Superparticles present a compelling platform for customizable microscale magnets, sensors, and lasers. However, current manufacturing processes are slow, expensive, and imprecise resulting in loosely packed and polydisperse superparticles. Existing...
Published: 1/28/2025   |   Inventor(s): Emanuele Marino, Sjoerd van Dongen, Thomas Kodger, Christopher Murray
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Nanotechnology, Optics & Photonics 
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents
Atomically Smooth Nanoporous Alumina Thin Films
A novel method of producing near-atomically smooth and porous alumina thin films with a tunable index of refraction Background Typically, high quality thin films are produced via vacuum-based techniques, though the nature of this technique makes it difficult to produce porous films. In lieu of vacuum techniques, solution processing is a low-energy...
Published: 1/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Keszler, Cory Perkins, Ryan Mansergh, Juan Ramos
Keywords(s): Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Inst. (ATAMI), anti-reflective coating, Nanofabrication, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, solar cell, Solar flux absorption, Solar Thermal, surface chemistry, Thermal Management, Thin layer chromatography
Category(s): Engineering
High-Throughput Approach to Identify New Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations for Vaccine and Drug Delivery
High-throughput in vivo screening method to identify lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for local and systemic delivery for mRNA vaccines and cancer immunotherapies. Problem: Nucleic acid delivery is an attractive and rapidly growing area of research, particularly for the development of vaccines and cancer immunotherapy. Historically, viral vectors...
Published: 1/7/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Alex Hamilton
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, COVID-19, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Immunoncology, Immunotherapy, Infectious Disease, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Testing & Measurement, Technology Classifications > Vaccines, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Macrophage-Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles (MacLNPs) Deliver siRNA Intranasally to Treat Viral Pneumonia
siRNA-LNP knock-down of TAK1 delivered intranasally and to macrophages specifically prevents inflammation-induced pathology in a mouse model Problem: Macrophages are an important component of the innate immune system, but can mediate excessive inflammation and cause severe pathology if left unchecked. This poses a challenge for the treatment of acute...
Published: 12/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Lulu Xue, Andrew Vaughan, Gan Zhao
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Inflammation, Nanotechnology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Vaccines
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