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SECURE BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION USING EFFICIENT NEURAL NETWORKS
Value proposition Face Recognition (FR) has become integral to identity management in many practical applications, from unlocking personal devices to facilitating law enforcement and accessing financial services. These systems process sensitive biometric data that, if compromised, can lead to privacy invasions, identity theft, and unauthorized surveillance....
Published: 12/22/2025   |   Inventor(s): Vishnu Boddeti, Wei Ao
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Category(s): Computer Software, Informatics, Data Processing/Analysis
A Novel “Host-Guest”-Based Supramolecular Hydrogel for Dental Pulp Regeneration (Case No. 2023-154)
Summary: Researchers in the Department of Dentistry at UCLA have developed an innovative hydrogel for a vast array of biomedical and tissue engineering applications. Background: Hydrogels have emerged as powerful tools in biomedical engineering due to their ability to provide a supportive environment for cell growth, tissue repair, and drug delivery....
Published: 4/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): Alireza Moshaverinia, Weihao Yuan
Keywords(s): anti-dehydration, Drug Delivery, dynamic identification, hydrogel, Stem Cells / Regenerative Medicine, Targeted Therapy, tissue regeneration
Category(s): Chemical, Materials > Functional Materials, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Platforms > Drug Delivery > Antibody Delivery Platforms, Platforms > Drug Delivery > Nanoparticles, Platforms > Drug Delivery > Viral Delivery Systems, Therapeutics > Cell Therapy, Therapeutics > Medication, Therapeutics > Stem Cells And Regenerative Medicine
Zeolite Imidazole Framework-8 (Zif-8)-Based Osteoinductive and Inflammation-Inhibitory Coating for Dental Implants (Case No. 2023-141)
Summary: UCLA researchers from the School of Dentistry have developed zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanoparticles-based implant coating system for the controlled release of therapeutics. Background: One of the most significant advancements in clinical dentistry over the past four decades is the development of osteointegrated dental implants....
Published: 12/23/2025   |   Inventor(s): Alireza Moshaverinia, Weihao Yuan
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Category(s): Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Dental, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Coatings, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Materials
Sunlight-Harvesting Windows for Enhanced Power Generation
Nanoparticle-Embedded Glass Redirects Scattered Light to Solar Cells Within Window Frames that Produce Electricity These sunlight-harvesting windows embedded with metal nanoparticles and framed with photovoltaic cells produce four times as much power as other solar windows. In 2014, the United States installed enough solar photovoltaics to power 4...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiangeng Xue
Keywords(s): Harvesting, Infrared Absorption, light scattering, Nanoparticle, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Transparent
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
Synthesis of Star-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles for Solar Power and Biomedical Applications
Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles Improve Photocatalytic Activity in Solar Cells and Windows or Biomedical Sensing This synthesis process produces gold nano-stars, plasmonic nanoparticles useful as photocatalysts for many applications. The gold nanoparticles market is expected to reach $6.33 billion by 2025; the nanoparticles are in large demand to improve...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Wenxiao Guo
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech
Photocatalyst for More Efficient Water Oxidation, CO2 Reduction, and Nitrogen Fixation
Drives Photochemical Reactions Powered by Solar Energy and at Low Temperatures This photocatalyst and photolytic process boosts electrochemical efficiency of common industrial reactions, allowing them to occur under solar conditions and low temperatures. The global photocatalyst market is projected to reach $4.58 billion by 2025. Photocatalysts can...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Wei Wei
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech
Enhanced Au/TiO2 Catalysts for More Efficient O2 Activation
Adjusts Atomic Interface to Enable Catalytic Activity 34 Times Greater Than Traditional Catalysts This enhancement of the Au/TiO2 catalyst results from manipulating its interfacial atomic structures for optimal oxygen activation. Analysts project the global market for catalysts to reach $48 billion in 2027 . The field of heterogeneous catalysis does...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiawei Huang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Others > Others
Hybrid Plasmonic Platform for Directing and Controlling Nanostructure Growth
Low-Heat, Bottom-Up Approach Can Produce Metal, Polymer or Bio-Molecule Structures for Catalysis, Biosensors, Electronic Devices and MoreThis surface plasmon mediated chemical solution deposition method uses surface plasmon resonance to deposit nanoparticles in the liquid phase at room temperature to direct and control nanostructure growth. Plasmonic...
Published: 1/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Jingjing Qiu, Wei Wei
Keywords(s): Catalysts, nanoparticle synthesis, Plasmonic, Thin Films
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
Chance-Constrained Optimization for Treatment of Prostate and Other Cancers in Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy
The quality of IMPT treatment plans may be drastically diminished by uncertainties such as proton range and patient setup errors. If these uncertainties are not figured into treatment planning, the dose distribution that the patient receives may not be the same as the planned dose distribution. New treatment plans, which include optimized software/programming,...
Published: 7/4/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jianming Liang, Yu An, Wei Liu
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Category(s): Computing & Information Technology, Life Science (All LS Techs), Medical Imaging