Polymers/Membranes | Office of Technology Licensing

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Tautomeric Sensing with a Covalent Organic Framework	Fast: Provides highly responsive color change within seconds Passively reversible: Does not require external stimuli for regeneration Long-term stability: Sensing ability extends for months	8262
Next-Generation Custom-Fit Reusable Mask for Respiratory Protection	Aims to eliminate fit-testing: Designed to remove the expensive and time-consuming federal (i.e., OSHA) mandate for annual fit-testing for workplace use Improved fit: Adapts to fit specific facial features, increasing comfort and enhancing efficacy and potentially eliminating face-seal leakage to enhance performance Reusable: Withstands cleaning and decontamination	6635
Novel Crosslinked Hydrogel Improves Efficacy and Side Effects of Cancer Treatment	Versatile: Can integrate with all types of immune checkpoint blockade antibodies and respond to various types of cancers Improved tolerability via local delivery: Limits side effects on nonmalignant tissues and organs—a challenge of other immunotherapies Innovative: Leverages the body’s natural immune response to reduce the likelihood of cancer recurrence	8505
Novel Polymer Hybrid Improves Stability of Implantable Devices	Strong: Provides structural stability and enhanced cellular adhesion for implant materials Biocompatible: Reduces the risk for complications that could arise with the use of chemical components Customizable: Permits easy incorporation of various nanomaterials to fine-tune devices to meet patient needs	8449
Hybrid Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for Effective Gas Separation	Tunable: Provides a mechanism for adjusting the porosity and functionality of ZIF materials to be used in a range of applications Advanced: Demonstrates significantly higher levels of separation selectivity from molecular mixtures of interest than previous ZIF models Scalable: Holds potential for large-scale CO2 separation in different materials, such as membranes and adsorbents	5925
Innovative Draw-based Fabrication of Patterned Structures Beyond Prismatic Geometries	Innovative: Pioneers a new method, expanding the applications of drawing lithography for shapes other than sharp point geometry Straightforward: Introduces a simpler procedure that, unlike photolithography, does not require a cleanroom or ultraviolet (UV) curing, making it viable for continuous manufacturing Flexible: Includes parameters that can be tuned to produce patterns of different sizes and shapes	8329
Unique Processing Method for Highly Durable Bismaleimide Plastic	Highly durable: Demonstrates an impact strength of up to 69 kilo joules per square meter—a 392% increase over BMI that did not undergo HSSM processing High-fidelity: Overcomes the typical limitations of BMI without the use of chemical additives Straightforward: Requires only simple, conventional equipment for development	7994
High-Caliber 3D and Aerosol Jet Printing with Regenerated Silk Fibroin (RSF)	High fidelity: Preserves silk fibroin’s advantageous mechanical properties by creating a printable RSF solution without the need for chemical additives High quality: Identifies the optimum parameters for producing printed patterns with minimal flaws Efficient: Reduces obstacles (e.g., clogged nozzle and overspray) normally encountered in other processes, like inkjet printing	8386
Vapor Modification Method for Wood Product Preservation	Water repellant: Manages moisture content by facilitating deep penetration and coating of metal oxide throughout the wood structure Fungal resistant: Withstands mold growth in humid and moist environments Thermally insulating: Reduces thermal bridging in wood studs used in building materials	8391
Non-Aqueous 2D Material-Based Hydrogen Isotope Separation	Increased efficiency - reduction of mechanical issues found in existing proton conductors Increased performance - solid state proton conductor is rigid eliminating concern of flexibility of polymer membranes in existing devices	8043
A Process to Chemically Modify Polymeric Materials	Cost reduction – cost is reduced due to technique simplification Efficiency – technique has no requirement for repeated cycling Flexibility – VPI can be applied at any stage in production processes	7445
Electron Deficient Materials for Use in Electronics	Higher electron mobilities	3201
Highly Efficient Electrically Conductive Adhesives	The developed approach offers many advantages such as reduced materials cost Low processing temperature Compatible with low cost, flexible substrates such as paper and PET	5486
Click Hydrogel for Re-Synostosis Therapy	Provides a novel delivery vehicle for proteins or other factors for correction of craniosynostosis. Spontaneously polymerizes without producing free radicals. Polymerization can safely take place in-vivo. Allows for tunable mechanical properties and compound release kinetics.	5430
System for Bone Regeneration	Provides superior retention and release of osteoinductive protein Reduces necessary dose of osteoinductive protein Reduced cost of procedure	4660
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
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

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