Contactless Chronic Sensing of Epidermal Perspirants
This invention is a non-intrusive, highly accurate method to measure sweat rate without the need for direct skin contact. This approach uses 3D structured cavities with controlled diffusion dynamics to capture humidity resulting from sweat evaporation. The cavities consist of a staggered pillar structure seamlessly integrated into a well-established...
Published: 10/4/2024
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Inventor(s): Philipp Gutruf
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible, Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls > Biologic, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Diagnostic
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DNA E2E: End-to-End Programmable Microfluidic Platform (PMP) for DNA Data “Write-to-Store-to-Read” with Cold Storage of DNA Data in Synthetic Fossils and Metal-Organic Scaffolds using Supercritical Fluid (SCF) Processing
The inventors have combined an error-correcting information strategy for DNA with a supercritical fluid method for drying and storing DNA. The system features an apparatus suitable for end-to-end programmable DNA storage automation using a write-to-store-to-read data cycle via a programmable microfluidic platform (PMP). The system also features a method...
Published: 4/15/2024
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Inventor(s): Frederic Zenhausern, Devasier Bennet, Tuan Vo-Dinh, Supreya Atta
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Research Tools, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible
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Methods and Materials for Modulating Construct Wear Due to Cyclic Loading
Rethinking the structural organization of a polymer is a normally forgone solution for improving polymer flexibility. Here, the inventors have created four improved ways to manufacture polymers. The first is to create it at its mid-stress point, the second is to make the polymer with a shifting neutral axis, the third method uses polymers to provide...
Published: 11/16/2023
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Inventor(s): Marvin Slepian, Syed Hossainy
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Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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3D Printed Epifluidics
University of Arizona researchers have developed a method to print wearable sweat collection devices to that enable 24/7 sweat collection over weeks without the use of adhesives. This technology provides an easily manufacturable method for producing these devices with accurate control over channel design and integration with electrical components, enabling...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Philipp Gutruf, Tucker Stuart
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible, Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls > Biologic, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Diagnostic
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Stereospecific Synthesis of Rhamnolipids and their Sugar Analogues from Sustainable Sources by Chemical and Chemoenzymatic Pathway
This technology is a method of synthesizing enantiomerically pure rhamnolipids without the need for a chromatographic separation, such synthesis using enzymatic processing. The method may be used to create compounds with multiple, specific chiral centers.
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Rhamnolipids are a type of chemical notable particularly for their surfactant...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Jeanne Pemberton, Tyler Roberts
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible
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Sugar-Based Low Molecular Weight Hydrogels from Alkyl Glycolipids
University of Arizona researchers have created sugar-based low molecular weight hydrogels that spontaneously self-assemble through weak, noncovalent intermolecular interactions. These gels are thixotropic, biocompatible, and biodegradable. Despite being held together through non-covalent interactions, these hydrogels exhibit greater mechanical strength...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Jeanne Pemberton, Laurel Kegel, Yu-Cheng Wang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Dermatology, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Musculoskeletal Disorders, Orthopedics/Bone, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Regenerative Medicine / Tissue Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Wound Healing, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Nanomaterials, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Therapeutic
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Nucleophilic Activation of Elemental Sulfur with Amines and Nucleophilic Heterocycles
This invention describes a process to utilize nucleophiles to activate elemental sulfur.
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Existing catalytic methods involve heavy metal components and ultraviolet light. Alternative options also include using free-radicals to catalyze a polymerization reaction. The invention instead has the benefit of generating intermediates with unexplored...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Dong-Chul Pyun, Richard Glass
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Fuel Cells, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Diagnostic
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Injectable Protein-Based Hydrogels with Ligand-Mediated Reinforcement for Long-Term In Vivo Applications
This technology is a protein-based hydrogel that uses cross-links to self-assemble after injection. The technology addresses the issue with in vivo use of hydrogels by merging the biocompatability of a protein hydrogel with a reinforced rupture force typically found in chemical hydrogels. An injectable hydrogel with these properties has immense potential...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Minkyu Kim, David Knoff
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Wound Healing, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible
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Reactive, Fluorescent Coumarin Dyes for Making Thermosets Visible under Ultraviolet Light
The invention describes a novel use for coumarin dyes to make thermosets visible under only certain conditions, which provides a means of identifying whether or not a reaction has occurred. In addition, this technology is capable of allowing the user to hide the use of an epoxy unless there is a need to see it.
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Dyes are most often used...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Douglas Loy, Peter Mcfadden
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible
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Fluorogenic Diazonium-Derived Fluorophores
This technology describes various diazonium salts that can react to produce a fluorescent azobenzene compound.
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Current iterations of fluorescent diazonium salts utilize metal catalysts to produce a reaction. However, these metal catalysts can have harmful effects in a medical setting. This invention consists of a bioorthogonal approach...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): John Jewett, Bereketab Mehari, Mehrdad Shadmehr
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Biologics, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Biomarkers, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Research Tools > Screening assays, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Diagnostic
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