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Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel method to characterize lung tissue biomechanics and applied it to the creation of a computational model to improve understanding and visualization of lung diseases. Background: Chronic lower respiratory disease (ex. COPD) was the sixth leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, taking nearly...

Published: 7/25/2024 | Inventor(s): Anand Santhanam, Brad Stiehl

Keywords(s): Biomechanics, cardiopulmonary illness, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Simulation & Modeling

Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Statistical Models, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel method to characterize lung tissue biomechanics and applied it to the creation of a computational model with which to guide lung elastography. Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in people in the US. With an increasing focus on improving the patient’s quality of...

Published: 3/27/2024 | Inventor(s): Anand Santhanam, Brad Stiehl

Keywords(s): Biomechanics, cardiopulmonary illness, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Simulation & Modeling

Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Statistical Models, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary

Label-Free Optical Mapping for Large-Area Biomechanical Dynamics of Multicellular Systems (Case No. 2023-290)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel label-free optical mapping method for profiling real-time biomechanical dynamics over larger areas with high spatiotemporal resolution. Background: Mapping biomechanical dynamics often involves the use of various advanced technologies to measure...

Published: 6/27/2024 | Inventor(s): Pei Yu Chiou, Yen-Ju Lin

Keywords(s): bioimaging, Biomechanics, cell imaging, Confocal Microscopy, dye, Fluorescence Microscope, labeling, Microscopy, Microscopy And Imaging, resolution, traction force microscopy

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Platforms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies

Discovering Giant Magnetoelastic Effect in a Soft Body for Electricity Generation (Case No. 2021-231)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed an innovative wearable generator that efficiently harnesses energy from biomechanical motion and conforms to human skin. Background: Due to increasing prominence of wearable technology, there is a simultaneous rise in the demand for portable energy systems. Typically,...

Published: 5/30/2024 | Inventor(s): Jun Chen

Keywords(s): Biocompatibility, Biomechanics, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Flexible Electronics

Category(s): Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation