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Available Technologies by Category
Microfluidic Droplet for Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Applications	Viable, cellular micro-environments requiring precise control are achieved using hydrogel microspheres with diameter sizes ranging from 10-1000 micrometers A protective, semi-permeable capsule encases the cells and biomolecules Release rates of encapsulated biomolecules or drugs are controlled by adjusting the polymer parameters used to fabricate hydrogel microspheres	6467
Disease Progression Modeling	Accurate - Provides continuous time modeling, which is more appropriate for medical data due to patients being monitored at irregular intervals Multipurpose - Could be used for disease staging, characteristic progression pattern discovery, prediction of the future state of disease, fast local progression detection, and to enable understanding of disease progression	6466
New Imaging Tool to Compare Healthy and Diseased Cells	Discrimination between healthy & diseased cell biology Personalized medicine – specific treatment for an individual Diagnosis of a disease prior to symptoms	6458
Assistive Stairs Utilizing Energy-Recycling Technology	ERAS are the only energy-recycling device tailored for assistance during stair movement. The modular design of ERAS allow for quick and easy installation (and removal, if necessary) on top of an existing staircase without expensive remodeling. The low-cost and low-power design allow ERAS to be more affordable and practical to people with limited financial resources.	7596
Cable-Driven Four-Bar Link Leg Mechanism	Reduces the weight and improves performance of the mechanism by placing all actuators inside the body Structurally efficient – significant portion of loads are carried by the cable which is an efficient structure Actuator loads are significantly reduced through mechanism linking, increasing the longevity of the mechanism	7592
Rubber Encapsulated Pressure Sensor for Contact Sensing	Controllable design for tunable force response Force and pressure sensor characteristics can be easily tailored Protected pressure sensor from high forces and pressures	7591
Synthetic Nano-Antibodies for Immunotherapy	Cheaper and faster to manufacture- production only involves synthesis of ligands, nanoparticles, and nano-antibodies; it does not involve cell-lines or animal work More effective- better accumulation and penetration is achieved due to the nanoparticle design Better for patients- dosage to achieve therapeutic efficacy is reduced and can lower the price, duration, and frequency of treatment	7554
Thermal Resistance Solution for Power Electronics	Customized substrates: Use of low cost and readily available bonding materials enable easy, customized manufacturing of substrates for packaging power modules. Efficient heat transfer: Durable and high thermal conductivity bond material >130 W/mK. Low thermal resistance substrate/cold plate system. Longer life cycle: Increases mechanical integrity, reduced CTE mismatch.	7549
PUPS: Pressure Ulcer Prevention System	Enhanced quality of care: Patients are less likely to develop a hospital-acquired infection Lower cost: Minimizes costs from “never events” such as pressure ulcers	7541
Biopolymer Fabricated Materials for Biomaterials	Novelty – first technology that enables the formation of biopolymer brushes at interfaces of any thickness Incredibly biocompatible – hyaluronan has many salient features such as being non-fouling, non-immunogenic, and viscoelastic that make it a common polymer used in biomedical applications Potential for regenerative technology – further applied in regenerative interface technology research	7535
Multiple Degree-of-Freedom Micro-Scale Guidewire	Lays the foundation for developing the world’s smallest bidirectional motion capable, multi-DOF, mechanically actuated guidewire Achieves individual control of each degree-of-freedom Enables greater range of motion and steer ability at anywhere along the length of the guidewire compared to traditional active guidewires	7532
Smart Test Strip Enabled by Inkjet Printed Microfluids	Cost effective manufacturing approach Eco Friendly Light-weight	7505
Mixed-Signal Doherty Power Amplifier	Achieves high peak efficiency, back-off efficiency, and linearity Supports complex modulations with large bandwidths (> GHz) Compatible with many process technologies, including CMOS, SiGe, GaAs, and GaN	7496
Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Test	Relatable: Does not rely on genetic detection, making it more general and directly relatable to traditional ASTs used clinically Faster: Can perform ASTs in 1/8th of the time of current ASTs Improved accuracy: Decreases technician time and handling, improving accuracy and treatment	7492
Reconfigurable Antenna Array with Multi-Feed Antenna Pixels	Enables direct and intuitive programming of RF current distribution, simplifying the setting and prediction of the resulting antenna array pattern Allows broad bandwidth operation, i.e. S-band to X-band operation (2-12 GHz) Easy deployment is made possible by not mandating computationally intensive optimization	6433
Noncoding RNA Targets for RNA Interference	Novel group of RNA interference targets with utility in basic research and practical applications Non-coding interference RNAs (nciRNAs) offer an efficient mechanism of mortality in eukaryotic cells Highly specific targeting of pests or pathogens	6432
Interfering RNA Production and Delivery Using Virus-Like Particles	Inexpensive, rapid, adaptable, and reliable in vivo system for sequestering and packaging of iRNAs Flexible, for long or short, single-stranded or double-stranded iRNA of any sequence Efficiently delivers iRNA to biological targets; VLP-iRNAs are readily taken up by many cell types	6427
Improved Privacy: A Data Security Solution	Easy-to-use – Overcomes usability problems and/or server modifications of existing privacy solutions Standalone – Ability to be used as a standalone program that provides better isolation than other products Secure – Allows the provider or online entity to enhance the user’s confidence that the personal data will be not be compromised	6426
Thermophotovoltaics With Storage	Lower Production Costs – Can provide fully dispatchable solar electricity at a cost competitive with conventional generation at a potentially reduces cost of 70%, making it highly competitive with fossil fuel plants Higher efficiency design – By packing the PV densely within the array, thermal losses are minimized an an improved in efficiency by almost a factor of two is possible with existing InGaAs PV Cells	6420
Crosslinked Membranes for Natural Gas Purification	Better separation - achieved better CO2/CH4 separation than commercial polyimide membranes Cheaper Versatile in production - crosslinking can be done in various chemical means depending on application demands and still result in plasticization resistance and improved gas separation performance	6419