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Bio Roll-Up: Material and Process Improvements
Bio Roll-Up is a hydrogel technology that creates flat cell sheets which can be triggered to roll into 3D shapes, using layered polymers and additives like gelatin for improved cell attachment, enabling precise, biomimetic tissue engineering applications. Background: Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are rapidly advancing fields that seek...
Published: 6/12/2026   |   Updated: 6/12/2026   |   Inventor(s): Robert Brainard, Ledina Banushllari
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering
Positive-Tone Metal-Containing EUV Resists
A novel platform of positive-tone metal-containing resists for use in EUV lithography. Background: Positive-tone resists are required for the most demanding features in the fabrication of integrated circuits such as etching a “contact hole.” One challenge in the design of metal containing resists is the scarcity of resists that exhibit...
Published: 3/24/2026   |   Updated: 8/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Robert Brainard, Jordan Greenough
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Optics and Photonics
Alkynyl Ligands for Metal-Containing EUV Resists
This technology is a method for producing metal-containing resists for EUV lithography that provide cleaner toes and higher contrast. Background: A photoresist is a type of photosensitive material that undergoes chemical change when exposed to light. They are widely used in the manufacture of microcircuits. One type of photoresist reacts to extreme...
Published: 3/24/2026   |   Updated: 5/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Robert Brainard, Munsaf Ali
Keywords(s): EUV, EUV photoresists, lithography, photoresists, Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Optics and Photonics, Campus > University at Albany
Chain-Scission Polyester PAG-Polymers Disclosure IV
A high-performance photoresist that improves extreme ultraviolet image resolution, line width roughness, and sensitivity. Background: Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) imaging is an optical technology that enables smaller feature sizes in semiconductor chips, which pushes device performance forward. It works by first producing a pattern by exposing a reflective...
Published: 3/24/2026   |   Updated: 5/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Robert Brainard
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Electronics, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Imaging, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Optics and Photonics, Campus > University at Albany
Acid Amplifiers for EUV Photoresists
An acid amplifier system that improves the capabilities of extreme ultraviolet imaging (13.5 nm) and electron-beam lithography. Background: Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) imaging is an optical technology that enables smaller feature sizes in semiconductor chips, which pushes device performance forward. It works by first producing a pattern by exposing...
Published: 3/24/2026   |   Updated: 5/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Robert Brainard
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Electronics, Technology Classifications > Imaging, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Optics and Photonics, Campus > University at Albany