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Functionalized Materials for Surgical Closure Device (Case No. 2022-270)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Urology have developed a synthetic functionalized adhesive material that can be utilized for various purposes including wound closure. Background: Synthetic materials and adhesive polymers such as poly (glycerol sebacate) or PGS are often used in tissue engineering and medical devices. Such materials...

Published: 9/5/2023 | Inventor(s): Renea Sturm, George Aninwene

Keywords(s): adhesive material, Biomaterial, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Functional Materials, internal suture lines, luminal repairs, Materials, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Smart medical device, suture line reinforcement, Urology, wearable medical device, Wound closure, Wound Healing

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Membranes, Chemical, Chemical > Polymers

Soft, Stretchable, and Strain-Insensitive Bioelectronics 2022-201

Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a library of soft, stretchable biomaterials that decouple bioelectronic interfaces resulting in improved sensing and neural stimulation devices that can withstand significant strain. Background: The interface between electronic devices and biological...

Published: 3/6/2024 | Inventor(s): Sam Emaminejad, Qibing Pei, Brian Bo Wang, Yichao Zhao

Keywords(s): Bioelectromagnetics, bioelectronics, Biomaterial, Biosensor, electrodes, Functional Materials, Materials, Medical Devices and Materials, Nanomaterials, Nanosensor, nanostructured materials, neural stimulation, strain insensitive, tissue-electronic interface

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Nanotechnology, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation

2022-317 Mechanical Neural-Network-Based Metamaterial That Learns Its Properties

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a new type of meta-material that can actively adapt its mechanical properties from exposure to external stimuli. Background: As technologies have evolved, humans developed new methods to produce unique materials, such as plastics, steels and composites,...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins, Erwin Mulder, Ryan Hansen Lee

Keywords(s): active actuators, additive manufacturing, Artificial Neural Network, artificial-intelligent materials, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, deep physical neural network, Flexible Electronics, Functional Materials, lattice structures, Materials, Medical Devices and Materials, meta materials, microarchitectured materials, Nanomaterials, Smart Material, stiffness tunability

Category(s): Materials, Mechanical, Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Software & Algorithms

Room-Temperature Annealing-Free Metal Printing Technique via Anion-Assisted Photochemical Desposition (UCLA Case No. 2022-266)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed an innovative metal patterning fabrication technique that produces highly conductive metallic patterns at room temperature on a broad range of substrate materials. Background: Photo-lithographic techniques for metal patterning have enabled incredible advancements...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Ximin He, Dong Wu

Keywords(s): Electronics & Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Materials, MEMS, Metals, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Metals, Mechanical, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Mechanical > Micro-Electromechanical Systems (Mems)

2021-206 FLEXIBLE THERMAL INTERFACE BASED ON SELF-ASSEMBLED BORON ARSENIDE FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONICS, OPTOELECTRONICS, PHOTONICS, WEARABLE COMFORTS

SUMMARY: Researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UCLA have developed a thermal interface for electronic devices that has highly desirable thermal conductivity and excellent elastic compliance. BACKGROUND: Electronic devices, such as smart phones and laptops, generate waste heat that must be dissipated to prevent...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Electrical, Electronics & Semiconductors, Heat Transfer, Materials, Nanotechnology, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors

Category(s): Chemical, Electrical, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Optics & Photonics, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors

2021-355 Magnetically Activated Individual Cell Sorting Using Spin Orbit Torque

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a magnetically activated cell sorting method with high throughput and low-cost operation. BACKGROUND: The use of cell sorting techniques has become indispensable for many applications in biology and biomedicine. Cell sorting is particularly important...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Abdon Sepulveda, Victor Estrada, Ruoda Zheng, Yilian Wang

Keywords(s): Cancer Immunotherapy, Chemical, Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, High-Throughput Screening, Imaging, Magnetic Field, Materials, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, T Cell

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Materials > Nanotechnology, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging

2021-275-A TEXTILE MAGNETOELASTIC GENERATOR

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a textile magnetoelastic generator (MEG) that can be used for biomechanical-to-electrical energy conversion. BACKGROUND: The magnetoelastic effect has traditionally been found in rigid metal alloys, but recent research has identified the effect in more flexible materials....

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Biosensor, Cardiovascular Disease, Electrical Engineering, Glucose, Magnetoresistive , Materials, Nanomaterials

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Electrical > Sensors

2022-005-METAL PARTICLE/GRAPHENE EXTRACELLUAR MATRIX FOR ENHANCED CHARGE TRANSFER EFFICIENCY IN MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a method that boosts the electron extraction efficiency and enables high-performance microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with record-high power output. BACKGROUND:: Fuel cells have garnered increased attention as a means of obtaining green energy. They are capable...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Biofilm, Electron, Fuel Cell, Materials, Microbiology, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Power Transmission

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Membranes, Materials > Metals, Materials > Nanotechnology, Chemical, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Biofuels

A Reversible Bioadhesive (Case No. 2021-139)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a reusable bioadhesive that can provide strong adhesion to skin and living tissue when heated to body temperature and easily detached without damage at room temperature. Background: Adhesives have versatile applications to bond biological tissues or skin,...

Published: 2/26/2024 | Inventor(s): Qibing Pei, Meng Gao, Hanxiang Wu, Zhixin Xie

Keywords(s): Materials

Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Chemical > Polymers

2021-005 Liver-Targeting Tolerogenic Nanoparticles Encapsulating an Allergen T-Cell Epitope Impacts Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation with Comparable Efficacy as Pharmaceutical Tolerogenic Nanoparticles

UCLA researchers in the David Geffen School of Medicine and CNSI have developed a nanoparticle that induces antigen tolerance for use in treatment of allergy and autoimmune diseases. BACKGROUND: When the body’s immune overreacts against environmental allergens or falsely recognizes the body’s own molecular components as foreign, the results...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Andre Nel

Keywords(s): Autoimmune, Drug Delivery, Materials, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology

Category(s): Materials > Nanotechnology, Therapeutics > Autoimmune, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases

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