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Biocompatible, Reversible, and Strong Multilayered Tape for Advanced Wound Care
A hydrogel-based adhesive with a hydrophobic backing layer protects it from exposure to water and offers painless removal and easy repositioning. Problem: Reversible adhesives have gained popularity in industries with a growing emphasis on reducing waste and improving sustainability. Previously, the inventors have developed a strong and reversible adhesive...
Published: 7/23/2024   |   Inventor(s): Shu Yang, Baohong Chen, Alexander Tucker
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Hydrogels, Platform Technology, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials
Biodegradable Batteries Operational In The Air, Environment, And Soil
A method to fabricate batteries from biodegradable materials that can operate in the environment, such as on or under soil, and are scalable in size. Problem: Recently there have been significant developments in biodegradable sensors, which can perform environmental measurements (e.g., on or below the surface of soil) for a specific time and then...
Published: 5/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jingwen Zhang, Mark Allen
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Hydrogels, Internet of Things, Nanotechnology, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Environment, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Materials
Scalable and Eco-Friendly Manufacturing of Tunable Heterogeneous Nanoparticle Films
A scalable heterogeneous nanoparticle film with controllable manufacturing methods with tunable properties that could be useful for a variety of applications. Problem: Current techniques for manufacturing polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films (PINFs) include immersion in polymer melts, capillary rise infiltration, and solvent-driven infiltration....
Published: 7/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Daeyeon Lee, Baek Min Kim
Keywords(s): Nanotechnology, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Materials
An Electrophoresis Microfluidic System for Measuring Size, Shape, Charge, and Deformability of Single Particles
A microfluidic system that uses transverse alternating-current (AC) electrophoresis for multi-parameter analysis of single biological particles including mammalian or bacterial cells. Problem: With broad distributions of bacterial species in the human gut microbiome, there is a growing need for characterization methods capable of obtaining the signatures...
Published: 5/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Aaron Timperman
Keywords(s): Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials
A Stretch-Activated Adhesive Microcapsule For The Controlled Release of Drugs In Wound-Healing Dressings
An adhesive drug-loaded microcapsule which releases therapeutic cargo upon mechanical stretching. Problem: Medicated dressings can improve healing of open wounds and improve pain management in patients. However, drug-coated bandages lack stimuli-response release mechanisms, so therapeutics are not released in a controlled and sustained manner. Poor...
Published: 6/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Daeyeon Lee, Yun Kee Jo, Robert Mauck, George Dodge
Keywords(s): Drug Delivery, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials
Base Metal Catalysts For Cyclic Conjugated Polymer Formation
A class of base metal catalysts (as opposed to expensive platinum and heavier group metals) with facile preparation methods for cyclic conjugated polymer synthesis. Problem: There is a demand for facile synthesis and purification of cyclic conjugated polymers due to their applications as lubricants, conductors, or materials with high refractive indices....
Published: 1/29/2024   |   Inventor(s): Daniel Mindiola, John Russell
Keywords(s): Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents
Easily Fabricated Polymer Brushes For pH-Mediated Nanoparticle (NP) Control
A polymer brush coating on a substrate made through block copolymer coating and exfoliation for pH-mediated nanoparticle sorting, transport, and diffusion. Problem: NP-based technologies in fields such as biotherapeutics, separation, and purification require precise control of nanoparticle transport, absorption, and diffusion. Polymer brushes exhibit...
Published: 10/16/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yechan Kim, Russell Composto, Karen Winey
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Microfluidics, Optics & Photonics , Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Materials
Shape Memory Polymer-Based Adhesive Gripper With High Conformability and High Load Capacity
Dry adhesion-based shape memory polymer (SMP) gripper with high-load capacity and a high adhesion switching ratio. Problem: Robotic arms that aim to grip and manipulate objects require grippers that can conform to flat and 3D objects while sustaining large loads. Friction-based robotic grippers can pick up 3D objects but merely flat objects and small...
Published: 2/6/2024   |   Inventor(s): Kevin Turner, Aoyi Luo, Sumukh Pande
Keywords(s): Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials
Stretchable, Adhesive, and Self-Healing Hydrogels for Next-Generation Medical Adhesives
A hydrogel that can naturally stretch and self-heal while adhering to the body, enabling new designs for medical adhesives. Problem: Hydrogels are naturally biocompatible materials which could revolutionize diverse medical technologies ranging from artificial muscles to wearable electronics. Their simple non-toxic composition along with their non-rigid...
Published: 10/16/2023   |   Inventor(s): Shu Yang, Mingtao Chen, Baohong Chen
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Dermatology, Hydrogels, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials
Simple Polymer Mesogen to Create Stable Nanoporous Crystals for Filtration, Catalysis, and Ion Transport
A polymer mesogen which self-assembles into a stable cubic nanoporous liquid crystal, for use in filtration, catalysis, and ion transport. Problem: Cubic nanoporous liquid crystals (CNLCs) are ordered materials with nanoscale holes created using polymers called mesogens. CNLCs hold extraordinary promise in nanoscale filtration, with obvious applications...
Published: 1/31/2024   |   Inventor(s): Chinedum Osuji, Omar Imran, Douglas Gin, Patrick Li
Keywords(s): Hydrogels, Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials
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