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2023-087 Thiophene Configurable Amorphous Small Molecular Hole Transporting Material for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cell
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have invented a series of hole transporting materials that have enabled among the highest recorded power conversion efficiencies for perovskite solar cells while maintaining high device stability and low cost. Background: Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are an emerging...
Published: 6/25/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
Keywords(s): buffer layer, charge collection, charge collection efficiency, charge extraction, charge-transfer, device architectures, device stability, hole transporting material, hydrophobicity, interfacial layer, ion-migration, n-i-p device, perovskite, Perovskite Lead(II) Iodide, perovskite solar cell, photostability, p-i-n device, power conversion efficiency, radiosurgery, Silicon Working Electrode Perovskite (Structure), spinal surgery, thermal stability
Category(s): Chemical, Electrical, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
Intermetallic Fe Based Catalysts for Light Olefin Production
­Advantages: High Selectivity: Up to 45% light olefin selectivity with CO2 included. Exceptional Stability: Maintains performance over a 72-hour run. Customizable Reactivity: Fe:In ratios tune surface composition for optimized olefin production and reduced by-products. Summary: This technology addresses a critical need in the chemical industry...
Published: 8/22/2024   |   Inventor(s): John Kuhn, Babu Joseph, Yang He
Keywords(s): Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Material Science
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Biotechnology, Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering
Viral-Targeted Nanostructured Drug (VTND) Platform
The outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent mutant variants has caused millions of deaths and severe acute respiratory illness worldwide. Therapeutics such as monoclonal antibodies, small molecule drugs inhibiting viral replication and immune modulators suppressing hyperinflammation have shown promise, but each comes with limitations including viral variant...
Published: 11/21/2023   |   Inventor(s): Hao Yan, Yang Xu, Deeksha Satyabola, Yize (Henry) Li, Abhay Prasad
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Category(s): COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Life Science (All LS Techs), Pharmaceuticals, Non-Cancer Therapeutics
Label-Free Detection Platform for CircRNAs
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) hold great potential as novel biological and clinical biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of cancer and other diseases. Conventional detection techniques such as northern blotting, microarray, qRT-PCR and RNA-seq suffer from many issues including low sensitivity and background noise, which limit the use of circRNA in clinical...
Published: 1/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Hao Yan, Yang Xu, Shaopeng Wang, Zijian Wan, Liangxiao Chen
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Category(s): Life Science (All LS Techs), Medical Diagnostics/Sensors, Imaging, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Bioanalytical Assays, Chemistries & Devices, Cancer
Transperineal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy
Abstract: Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in the United States, and the third most common worldwide. Prostate biopsies are often performed to confirm a cancer diagnosis and examine suspect tissue. Prostate biopsies are most often performed under transrectal ultrasound imaging (TRUS) guidance. TRUS images in real-time, at relatively low...
Published: 4/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Bradford Wood, Sheng Xu, Reza Seifabadi
Keywords(s): guided biopsy, Prostate biopsy, Sensorless, transperineal 3-D ultrasound imaging, ultrasound-fusion image, WOOD
Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Non-Medical Devices, Application > Medical Devices, TherapeuticArea > Oncology
AngleNav: Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMs) Trackers to Facilitate Computed Topography (CT)-Guided Needle Puncture
Abstract: Conventional free-hand needle puncture procedures for biopsy and other procedures, often rely on unguided manual movements to guide a needle to its destination. Freehand procedures risk missing the tumor, or accidental injury, such as puncturing a vital organ. Needle guidance systems may improve accuracy and reduce risks but available guidance...
Published: 4/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Sheng Xu, Bradford Wood, Tsz Ho “Zion” Tse
Keywords(s): Angular Tracking, Computed Topography, CT, CT Guided Needle Puncture, Gyroscope, MEMS sensor, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Surgical Biopsy System, Xu
Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Medical Devices, Application > Non-Medical Devices
New Small Molecules for Stable and Efficient Organic Photovoltaics (UCLA Case No. 2023-086)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel molecule for organic photovoltaics, photodetectors, organic field effect transistors, and other relevant applications. Background: Among all competing photovoltaic technologies, the organic photovoltaics (OPVs) market is likely to grow the fastest,...
Published: 12/8/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, energy conversion, energy conversion applications, energy recycle, interfacial layer, Methods Of Detecting Extrasolar Planets, multi-junction tandem devices, near-infrared, organic field effect transistors, organic photo detector, organic photovoltaics, Organic Solar Cell, perovskite devices, perovskite solar cell, Polymer Solar Cell, rganic light-emitting diodes, Solar Cell, Solar Cell Metamaterial, Solar Cell Molecular Electronics, Solar Energy, Thin Film Solar Cell, transparent OPVs, ultra-narrow bandgap
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar
High-speed tuning soliton microcomb: Method and device to tune comb lines and repetition rate of on-chip soliton microcomb at extremely fast speed.
­Background Spectrally pure microwaves are essential for many applications ranging from wireless communication to radar, clocks, and high-speed electronics. Soliton microcombs—phase-locked Kerr frequency combs produced on a monolithic chip—have recently come to light as a promising technique for synthesizing microwaves owing to their...
Published: 5/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Qiang Lin, Yang He
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Category(s): Optics
2022-216 Electrode for Rechargeable Batteries that Resists Dendrite Growth
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Material Science and Engineering have developed electrodes for rechargeable batteries which resist dendrite growth. Background: Rechargeable batteries have attracted attention due to their wide array of applications and environmental benefits. Rechargeable metal-ion batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries,...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Xiaochun Li
Keywords(s): Alloy, Dendrite, Electrode, Lithium Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, Nanoelectronics, Nanoparticle, Rechargeable Battery, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity
Category(s): Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Batteries
2019-994 Targeted Drug Delivery with Near-IR Light
SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a targeted drug delivery platform that can release drugs upon exposure to near-infrared light. BACKGROUND Stimuli-responsive delivery of drugs is an effective way to achieve spatially and temporally controlled drug release. Various stimuli-responsive...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Yang, Dong Meng
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Category(s): Electrical, Chemical, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Optics & Photonics
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