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Assistive Device to Aid in Identification and Use of Medications (UCLA Case No. 2022-213)

Summary: Researchers in the UCLA Stein Eye Institute have developed a medication assistive device to aid in distinguishing medication bottles and administering medications on the correct schedules for patients, especially those with visual impairment. Background: Many ophthalmic conditions are treated with eye drop medications. These treatments...

Published: 10/17/2023 | Inventor(s): Edmund Tsui, Jie Deng, Holly Huang, Jeffrey Li, Hyeongtaek Nam, Brian Wu

Keywords(s): 3D Printing, Hospital Systems And Devices, Medical Devices and Materials, Monitoring And Recording Systems, Ophthalmology, Therapeutics & Vaccines

Category(s): Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology

Self-Propelled Ink Deposition Robot (SPIDR) That Climbs on the Structures That It 3D-Prints (UCLA Case No. 2019-957)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have created a fleet of robots capable of performing autonomous 3D printing with exceptional speed, resolution, and precision. Background: The 3D printing robot industry has witnessed exciting developments...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Robert Candler, Hossein Kavehpour

Keywords(s): 3D biofabrication, 3D Printing, 6 degrees of freedom, bent-blade flexures, decoupled actuators, folded leaf-spring flexures, hexapod, hexblade, high speed, high-vibration environments, large range, six-axis positioner, space compatible inks, Stewart platform, vibration compensation

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Mechanical > Manufacturing, Mechanical > Robotics, Materials, Materials > Construction Materials, Materials > Composite Materials

2022-067 Multiwell Plate-Based Flow Culture for Improving the Quality of 3D Tissues

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a simple, innovative method for growing 3D cell cultures with improved organoid differentiation and reduced hypoxia-induced cell death. TITLE: Multiwell Plate-Based Flow Culture for Improving the Quality of 3D Tissues Background: 3D tissue culture,...

Published: 4/5/2024 | Inventor(s): Neil Lin, Marie Payne

Keywords(s): 3D Printing, Biofilm, Biomaterial 3D Printing, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer, cancer detection, Cancer Immunotherapy, Cell and tissue culture, Cell Culture, Cellular agriculture, Cultured meat, iPS/stem cells, Laminar flow, Microwell plates, organogenesis, Organoids, Personalized Pharmacotherapy, Pharmaceutical testing, Stem Cells / Regenerative Medicine, Tissue (Biology), tissue detection, Tissue Engineering, Tissue sedimentation

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment, Life Science Research Tools, Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Oncology

2023-102 A Dynamic Cholesteric Liquid Crystal for Organoid, Spheroid, 3D Cell Aggregate Manufacturing

Summary: UCLA and University of Connecticut researchers have engineered a novel liquid-crystal-based biomaterial with a simple fabrication process for organoid, spheroid and 3D cell aggregate manufacturing that enables rapid cell growth. Background: The current waiting list for people who need a lifesaving organ transplant is over 100,000 cases...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Paul Weiss, Amir Nasajpour, Ali Tamayol, Mohamadmahdi Samandari

Keywords(s): 3D biofabrication, 3D Printing, Biocompatibility, biocompatible, Biomaterial 3D Printing, biomedical implantation, Cell and tissue culture, Cell Culture, cell-extracellular matrix (ECM), cellular aggregates, Cellular agriculture, Cholesterol, cholesteryl ester liquid crystals (CLCs), Cultured meat, Electrode 3D Printing, liquid crystal, liquid crystal nanofibers, mesogens, Organ Transplant, organogenesis, scaffolds, self-assemble, Stem Cells / Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering

Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Polymers, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Life Science Research Tools > Other Reagents, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Stem Cells And Regenerative Medicine > Ips Stem Cells