Available Technologies by Category
Fluorescent Nanoprobes for Live-Cell RNA Imaging
  • Sensitive — can image single molecules with multiple emission wavelengths
  • Fast — probe is multivalent and bind to RNA in less than 10 minutes
  • Low cost — the alternative dual-label probes are more expensive
4513
Core-Shell Nanogel Cellular Delivery Vehicles
  • Delivery of a broad range of various materials to cells
  • Higher payloads and faster and more sustained  RNA interference than non-targeted commercial siRNA delivery vehicle
  • Less toxic than commercial liposomal formulations
4480
Carbon Nanotube Electrode Array for Neural Prosthetics
  • Densely packed CNT arrays allow for better bio-incorporation, prevention of  glial scarring, chronic inflammation, and neuronal cell loss
  • Readily functionalized to promote neuronal growth and tissue-electrode adhesion, enhancing electrode performance and quality of read-out signals
  • Inherent mechanical stiffness enhances the rigidity of adjacent CNTs preventing buckling as in other high-aspect probe systems.
4434
Reduced Cyanine Dyes
  • Simple Synthesis - Easy one-step synthesis from commercially available cyanine dyes
  • Dependable - Exceptional sensitivity
  • Versatile - High stability and wide range wavelength tunability
4430
A Method for Preparing Electrically Conductive Carbon Nanotubes for Electronic Applications
  • Conductive – Anchored CNT structures achieve high electrical conductivity
  • Strong – CNTs and metal substrates have high adhesion strength
  • Heat resistant – Anchored CNT structures have high thermal resistance
4419
Proton Conducting Polymer Membranes
  • High proton conductivity
  • Thermal stability 
  • Strong mechanical properties
3688
Fuel Cell Membranes That Operate at High Temperature
  • High conductivity at high temperature and low humidity
  • Mechanically stable — PEMs do not tear or deform under normal operating conditions
  • Reduced acid leaching — unique acid doping between layers reduces leaching, which prolongs the life of the fuel cell
4346
Advance Mobility Improvement for Organic Field Effect Transistors
  • Dramatic increase in mobility: Yields a 2-order-of-magnitude increase in charge transport
  • Fast: Achieves 100-fold improvements after a mere 5 minutes of ultrasound
  • Simple: Requires only low-intensity ultrasound and eliminates the need for dielectric surface modifications or post-deposition treatment of the device
5187
Synthesis and Patterning of Polymer Nanowires
  • Reliable
  • High-throughput
  • Low-cost
4293
Cell-Free Biomaterial for Tissue Regeneration and Repair
  • Simple — does not require difficult or extensive preparation
  • Regenerative — provides unique molecular cues similar to early embryogenesis, enabling directing of cell differentiation and tissue morphogenesis
  • Compatible and customizable — can be tailored for specific tissue applications by directing the differentiation of the ES cells prior to acellularization
3662
Power Generation via Traveling Domains
  • Improved methods and circuits for generating millimeter-wave oscillations
  • High-speed microwave data links
5144
A Biodegradable Polymer for Medical Applications
  • Adaptive and applicable – mechanical properties can be tailored to the desired medical application
  • Controlled biodegradation- biodegradation profile is easily adjustable
5121
Laser Rastering and Photoprocessing to Create Graphene Sheets
  • Large-scale production of graphene
  • Can be performed in a variety of environments from ambient to inert.
  • Patterned graphene features readily and easily achieved
5116
Method to modify the Conductivity of Graphene
  • Does not require the application of a dielectric layer to the graphene
  • Graphene does not need to be chemically modified
  • Maintains quality of graphene
5042
Microneedle Coating
  • Alternative method for hypodermic needles
  • Coating uniformity
  • Spatial control on coating length
3526
Hybrid Nanowire for Creating Mechanical Energy
  • Increased solar conversion efficiency
  • Fibers increase the surface area of light exposure
4760
Devices, Systems, and Methods for Excavating Cancer Cells
  • Tumors are able to migrate on manufactured fibers or films instead of healthy brain tissue
  • Minimally invasive- the device can be deployed directly or using a catheter
  • The device is size and shape variable- films can range from nano- to micron- scale
5057
Durable, Water Repellent Coatings
  • Durable – coating is wear-resistant against many types of damage and retains its water repellent properties over a long period of time
  • Low Cost – production process is simple and straight-forward
  • Functional – can be used for both indoor and outdoor applications
7656
Electron Beam Induced Deposition of Nanostructures
  • Unique nano-fabrication process that allows direct-write of complex 3D nano-structures (e.g. cavities and overhangs)
  • Fabrication process compatible with variety of materials on any substrates (planar and non-planar)
  • Provides growth rate of amorphous carbon nano-structures 3 times greater than that of standard gas-phase FEBID
6998
Self-Roughening Concrete for Mass Concrete and Modular Construction
  • Less time
  • Less cost
  • Reduced safety concerns
6997