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Low-Temperature Solution for Growth P-Typed Zinc Oxide Nanowires	Can be used to create p- and n-type homojuntion ZnO nanowires. Nanowires as long as 340 µm were fabricated in a reproducible manner. Fabrication technique employs low temperature conditions in an aqueous environment.	6096
Magnesium Composites for Biomedical Implant Applications	Biodegradable – Healing process is not compromised by a permanent implant device High Strength – Mechanical properties match those of the natural skeletal structure Reliable – Decreases failure during or after installation	6070
Base Layer Epitaxial Structure for High Lateral Conductivity	Low Resistance - Designs with zero offset in conduction band energy and sufficient discontinuity in valence band energy to ensure the high lateral conductivity required for low extrinsic base resistance High Conductivity - Simultaneous and substantial enhancement of lateral base conductivity as well as base transport factor in HBT devices Excellent Control - Excellent electrostatic control throughout the HBT’s base region with a remote base electrode by virtue of enhanced lateral conductivity	6069
Ceramic Pump and Valve for Liquid Metals	First of its kind Set the world record for the hottest fluid ever pumped continuously Opens up new industry applications	7284
Therapeutic Protein Nanoparticles	Low cost and effective production method Maintains protein structure and enzymatic activity and maximizes the amount of protein to be delivered Preserves bioactivity	5979
Medical Tubing Solution for Bacteria Prevention	Prevent various infections currently impacting patients due to bacteria formation on medical tubes. Solution that can be utilized with existing medical tubes. Does not leach any materials from the tubing surface.	7274
Prosthetic Anterior Cruciate Ligament	Simpler - Simplifies the operation Safer - Prevents unnecessary damage and morbidity at a donor site Readily available - Obviate need for harvest procedure	5856
Highly Sensitive Standoff Gas Sensing Using Carbon Nanotubes	Extremely sensitive gas sensor based on the change in resonant frequency of circuit caused by interaction of gas molecules with carbon nanotubes CNTs can be functionalized to detect one or more analytes with high specificity Sensor can be manufactured using inkjet printing technologies to reduce costs	5830
CNT-Based Devices Using Thin-Film Technologies	Requires very low operating voltage Yields a compact field emitter package Avoids electrical shorts caused by emitter-gate contact	5806
Surface Nanomodification by Microwave Hydrothermal Treatments	Cost and Energy efficient- requires shorter times of surface modification with a lower concentration of solvents Less hazardous- lower concentrations of solvents decrease the negative environmental impact Versatile- though primarily related to biotechnology, this method can be applied in any industry requiring surface modification	5784
Graphene Transistors: Nanoscale Electronic Components	Faster: Near-ballistic charge transport properties Cooler: Virtually no heat generation at high speeds Stronger: 100 times stronger than steel	5766
Perylene Compounds for Use in Electronics	High electron mobilties	3204
Metal Compounds for Use in Electronics	Potential for strong intermolecular overlap Low reorganization energies Tunability of redox potential	3202
Polymer Wrapping of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes	Scalable – process can be easily scaled up to enable commercial applications Flexible – PMMA wrap can be applied through a variety of processing conditions Removable – helical wrap allows PMMA to be removed without damaging nanotube	7213
Stiffness Trimming of High Q MEMS Clocks and Oscillators	High resolution stiffness trimming of high-Q Lame mode silicon resonators Stable frequency characteristics of Ge-coated Si resonators at high processing temperatures Achieves trimming without introducing any damping throughout process	7184
Sutures with Porous Sheaths for Drug Delivery	Accelerated wound healing and tissue regeneration through drug-eluting sutures Increased drug loading and sustained drug delivery due to the interconnected porosity feature of the sutures Release of cytokines, extracellular matrix proteins, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and pain management drugs to injury site	7164
Method to Enrich Glyco-Peptides & Proteins for Analysis	More effective - enrichment of glycoproteins and glycopeptides in complex biological samples, especially low-abundance ones Reversible binding - for intact glycoprotein and glycopeptide analysis	7139
Dual Electrode Ultrasonic Transducers	Optimized – allows for both transmitting and receiving signals to be optimized Reduced Interference – reduces interference in receiving and transmitting signals to reduce dead zones	3103
Ultra-Compact, Low-Power THz Radio	A THz fully integrated super-harmonic (2nd harmonic) regenerative receiver architecture, which detects the incoming THz signals and injection-locks to a regenerative receiver operating at a lower frequency Reduces power consumption and improves the efficiency for THz signal generations Employs a bidirectional and circuit-sharing architecture, so the THz receiver and the THz transmitter share the same oscillator operating at half the frequency	7053
3D Printed Tissue-Mimicking Phantoms	Fabricates patient-specific tissue-mimicking phantoms with accurate biomechanical properties, in addition to accurate geometric properties Associates biomechanical properties with gender, age, and other physiological/pathological conditions of the patient	7339

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