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Biosynthesis of Diacids (Case No. 2023-238)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have developed a novel method for the biosynthesis of a native terpenoid from cellulose with high yield and selectivity. Background: With a growing need to identify sustainable chemical production methods for replacing conventional petrochemical synthesis, bioengineered...
Published: 10/18/2023   |   Inventor(s): Junyoung Park, Glenn Nurwono
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Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing
2021-291-AMBIENT METHANE FUNCTIONALIZATION BY CONTINUOUS ELECTROGENERATED D9 METALLORADICALS
SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed an electrocatalytic system for CH4 functionalization using silver (AgII) as a metalloradical mediator that works at low temperatures with minimal infrastructure. BACKGROUND Methane (CH4) release occurs in a wide array of industrial processes, including natural...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Chong Liu, Jiao Deng, Jesus Iniguez, Danlei Xiang, Xun Guan
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Electrocatalyst, Metals, Methane, Methane Reformer, Radical (Chemistry)
Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Metals, Materials, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals
2019-954 Ultrastable Nanoemulsions in Disordered and Ordered States
SUMMARYResearchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA have developed a method for the production of crystalline, iridescent emulsions stable to repeated dilutions.BACKGROUNDMany existing nanoemulsion formulations suffer from instability, especially with regards to dilution. To prevent the nano-droplets from coalescing, more and...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Chemical > Synthesis, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing
Nanoemulsion Technologies
Mason Group Website: http://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Faculty/Mason/BACKGROUNDNanoemulsions are oil-in-water (or vice versa) suspensions of nanoscale droplets that range in size from 15 to 100 nm and have a variety of applications including drug delivery, agriculture, personal care and food products. Nanoemulsions have many advantages over traditional...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Thomas Mason
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Category(s): Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis, Chemical, Chemical > Emulsions, Chemical > Synthesis, Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Platforms > Drug Delivery > Nanoparticles, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Materials > Nanotechnology
Monodisperse Emulsions Templated by 3D-Structured Microparticles
dana,Geneva,sans-serif">UCLA Case No. 2019-471 SUMMARY UCLA Researchers in the Departments of Bioengineering and Mathematics have developed a method to generate uniform, thermodynamically stabilized microdroplets with digitizable solid structures. BACKGROUND In standard emulsions, mixtures of different types of liquids result in non-uniform and...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Dino Di Carlo, Chueh-Yu Wu, Andrea Bertozzi, Bao Wang, Joseph de Rutte, Kyung Ha
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Category(s): Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing
2010-247 Digital Microfluidic Platform for Radiochemistry
Summary UCLA researchers have created a novel, integrated microfluidic approach to radiochemical synthesis. Radiochemicals have been successfully synthesized on droplet-based microfluidic chips operated by electro-wetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) actuation. Background Radiochemicals have important uses in medicine, preclinical research, biology, biochemistry,...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): R. Michael Van Dam, Chang-Jin Kim, Gaurav Jitendra Shah, Supin Chen, Huijiang Ding
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Category(s): Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing
2009-269 A Semisynthetic Approach to Production of Keppra
Summary UCLA researchers have designed novel metabolic pathways in E. Coli to easily produce the starting chiral synthons for Keppra synthesis from glucose. Background Epilepsy is a debilitating disease of the central nervous system, which can cause severe seizures. Affecting around 1% of the population, this disease requires prolonged, and often life-long,...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing
2009-136 Simplified One Pot Synthesis of [18F]SFB for Radiolabeling
Summary UCLA investigators in the department of Biological Chemistry have developed a high throughput screen to test for novel tyrosine kinase inhibitors that target regulatory protein binding. This assay has the potential to identify lead compounds to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia and other cancers dependent on tyrosine kinase signaling. Background...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Chemical > Synthesis, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing
2013-457 Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of the Large Single Crystalline Domains of Monolayer and Bilayer
Innovation Professor Duan and colleagues have devised a nucleation controlled chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process on copper foils to grow large and highly crystalline domains of single and bilayer graphene. Graphene is expected to make a large impact in the field of microelectronics owing to its remarkably high room temperature carrier mobility....
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing
2013-833 A Controllable and Robust Cell-Free System for Fatty Acids Production
Summary Researchers from the UCLA have designed a cell-free system capable of producing fatty acids at a rate that is an order of magnitude higher than normal cell culture systems. Background Fatty acids (FA) are used in health and wellness industries as nutritional supplements and cosmetic products. Additionally, fatty acid production has been the...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing
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