Available Technologies by Category
High-Precision Microphone for Body-Worn Devices
  • Wearable small form-factor (micro-chip technology)
  • Increased sensitivity (micro-gravity sensitivity)
  • Large bandwidth (DC to 10kHz) and wide dynamic range (120dB)
7891
In-Vitro Human Bone Marrow-on-a-Chip
  • Comprehensive – Reconstructs the three environments of bone marrow, current technologies reconstruct two
  • Quick – Does not require lengthy implantation period within an animal model
  • Personalized – Allows for patient specific drug screening bone marrow tests
7883
Multi-Wavelength Microscopy
  • Groundbreaking - First noninvasive method of assessing the total cell content of a blood bag without breaching the bag and potentially damaging the contents or compromising manufacturing
  • Cheaper - Laser scanning multi-photon microscopy is 5 to 10 times more expensive
  • Improved Imaging – Consistent cross-section of the cells and reduced blurriness
7862
Rapid PSA
  • Versatility
  • Large scale separation
  • Central bore
3486
Enhanced Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries
  • Increases efficacy of Li-ion batteries – increases conductivity
  • Product longevity – increased stability during charging and discharging
  • Enables practical implementation – can be applied on a larger scale
7854
Polymer-Polymer Fiber Composite for High Thermal Conductivity
  • Better mechanical properties – Process creates polymeric resin that is stronger and tougher than current methods
  • Easier to process – Polymers are easier to make and process than metal materials
  • Tunable electrical capabilities – Can be made as conducting or insulating
7848
Fabrication Approach to Impart Anti-Wetting Properties
  • Does not employ particles to control wetting
  • Approach can be used to modify any material surface
  • Cost-effective
7826
Molecularly Mixed Composite Membranes
  • Simplifies preparation- membrane casting solution and processes made easier using organic cages
  • Reduce defect formation- interactions between filler and polymer matrices are dramatically improved compared to traditional filler materials (e.g., zeolites, metal-organic frameworks), contributing to less defects in membrane formation
7819
Solution-Based 3D Printing
  • Innovative- processes polymers than cannot be processed by existing additive manufacturing techniques
  • Improved product performance- polymers in target applications are improved via installation of structural complexity
  • Progressing current methods- existing structures in additive manufacturing can be improved through use of thermally/chemically robust polymers
7808
Pulse Width Modulated Periodic Backflush
  • Cheaper – Extends the usable lifespan of filters
  • More Efficient – Improves recovery percentage by an average of 8.4-fold
  • Versatile – Can be applied to both biological and non-biological systems
7793
Short Distance Gait Pace Meter
  • Accessible  – Large-one-touch buttons, large results font, audible and visible sensor cues
  • Inexpensive – Device components low-cost, installation standard wall-mount
  • Convenient – As simple as recording weight or height: Press a button, walk, record speed.
7783
Synthesis of Alkaloids

This technology can be used in the development of yeast-based syntheses of plant alkaloids, or any other biosynthetic pathway that uses 5-hydroxytryptohan or L-DOPA as precursors. It can be used for the synthesis of compound monoterpene indole alkaloids derived from strictosidine (e.g. quinine, camptothecin, ajmalicine, serpentine, vinblastine and vincristine) or benzylisoquinoline alkaloids derived from dopamine (e.g. berberine and morphine).

6817
Facile Synthesis of Ultrathin Silver Nanowires
  • Produces Ag nanowires less than 20 nm in diameter, with high aspect ratios (over 1000), and in high yield (>85%)
  • One pot, quick (< 35 min) synthetic process that is performed under ambient pressure
  • Great mechanical flexibility and can be bent at acute angles without breaking
6791
Reducing Vibration During Engine Start
  • Uses a linear combination of constant and time-varying components to tailor the torque profile provided by the EM
  • Results suggest a promising and straightforward technique for reducing vibrations during ICE starting/restarting
  • Improve drive-ability and the overall driving experience, resulting in increased consumer acceptance of HEVs
6783
GPCR-Based Biosensors for Medium-Chain Fatty Acids
  • Innovative – first medium-chain fatty acid biosensor
  • Cost Saving – enables more rapid production
  • Diverse applications – applications that require different dynamic and linear ranges
6767
Aptamer-Driven Gene Targeting
  • Apatamers have unique secondary structure, allowing them to bind with high specificity and affinity to a specific target
  • Utilizes intrinsic double stranded DNA break (DSB) and repair system, enabling targeted delivery of exogenous DNA in all eukaryotic cell types
  • AGT development could lead to enhancement of gene editing technologies and ultimately disease-targeted therapy
6757
Electrically Short Antenna with High Bandwidth
  • Powerful – Antenna can be operated at high power levels
  • Stealthy – Plasma version can be any length and can be hidden easily; can also be rapidly shut off to prevent radar detection
  • Variable – Most of the design parameters can be rapidly varied, enabling a single antenna to potentially serve multiple purposes
6746
Glucose Regulation Via Electrical Stimulation Of Nerves
  • Needle-free blood glucose control.
  • Potential to either eliminate or decrease use of blood glucose control medications.
  • First demonstrated use of electrical stimulation to inhibit nerve activity to cause a decrease in measured blood glucose levels
6745
Sampling Interstitial Fluid Using Microneedle Patches
  • Novel biomarkers – access biomarkers found only in ISF
  • Continuous monitoring – lack of clotting allows continuous ISF collection
  • Minimally invasive – no hypodermic needles or large instrumentation needed
7766
Coating and Scaling of Material Stripes and Patterns
  • Exceptional flexibility with respect to material selection
  • Highly scalable
7749