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Synthetic Exosomes (SE) for CNS Delivery of CRISPR for Gene Editing in Brain Disorders (UCLA Case No. 2021-363)
UCLA researchers from the Department of Neurology have developed synthetic exosomes, a novel delivery technology capable of transporting gene-editing tools and therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier, with successful applications in repairing Alzheimer’s-related mutations and delivering proteins, antibodies, and drugs. BACKGROUND: The emergence...
Published: 2/18/2025
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Inventor(s):
Varghese John
Keywords(s):
Alzheimers disease
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CRISPR
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delivery system
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exosome
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Nanotechnology
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nanovesicles
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synthetic biology
Category(s):
Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
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Materials > Nanotechnology
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Platforms > Drug Delivery
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Therapeutics > Gene Therapy And Editing
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Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology
A Fabrication Method for High-Precision, Large-Area Acoustic Single-Cell Trapping Devices (Case No. 2025-115)
Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel fabrication method for single-cell trapping devices. Background: Single-cell analysis is critical to personalized medicine, diagnostics, and biomedical research, as it allows researchers to identify, isolate, and expand desired cell subpopulations....
Published: 3/20/2025
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Inventor(s):
Pei-Yu Chiou
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Jacob Smith
Keywords(s):
acoustic manipulation
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acoustics
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air cavity formation
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cell sorting
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compliant membrane acoustic patterning (CMAP)
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Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics)
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Digital Microfluidics
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high-throughput analysis
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large-area arrays
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MEMS
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Microfluidics
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Microfluidics And Mem's
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Microfluidics Dielectrophoresis
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Microfluidics Multi-Band Device
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Microfluidics Nanosphere
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near-infrared (NIR) pulsed laser
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PDMS
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PDMS membranes
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single cell analysis
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Single cell data
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single-cell resolution
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single-cell trapping
Category(s):
Materials
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Materials > Membranes
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Life Science Research Tools
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Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
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Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging
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Platforms
High-Throughput Cargo Delivery Into Live Cells Using Photothermal Platforms (Case No. 2013-158)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a photothermal platform for precisely opening a cell membrane to deliver cargo into cells. Title: High-Throughput Cargo Delivery Into Live Cells Using Photothermal Platforms Background: Transferring cargo like proteins, nucleotides and particles into cells is valuable...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Pei-Yu Chiou
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Michael Teitell
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Ting Hsiang Wu
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Yi-Chien Wu
Keywords(s):
cell engineering
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cellular
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delivery system
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Gene delivery
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Laser
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Microbiology
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Micropump
Category(s):
Electrical > Mems
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Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
Core-Shell Hydrogel Particles With Tunable Porosity for Digital Nucleic Acid Assays (Case No. 2023-058)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a novel method to perform ultra-high sensitivity, low-cost nucleic acid amplification assays utilizing porous microdroplets. Background: Nucleic acid concentration measurement is essential in biological research and diagnostics. The 2020 pandemic underscored the importance...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Dino Di Carlo
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Michael Bogumil
Keywords(s):
Diagnostic Markers & Platforms
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Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics)
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Diagnostic Test
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Flow Cytometry
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Medical diagnostics
Category(s):
Diagnostic Markers > Cancer
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Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays
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Chemical > Emulsions
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Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
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Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods
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Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies
Robot-On-A-Dish: Automating Cellular Sorting and Analysis via Robotic Motor-Driven Flow (Case No. 2023-002)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have built a new cell sorting system that can handle and maintain linear flow control for a broad range of mesoscale particles in fluids. Background: The global market for drug discovery technologies was valued at $65.3 billion in 2019, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.6%....
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Dino Di Carlo
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Reem Khojah
Keywords(s):
Cell Counting/Imaging
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Content Analysis
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Diagnostic Markers & Platforms
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Drug Discovery
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Flow Cytometry
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Flow Device
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High-Throughput Screening
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mesoscale
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mesoscale particles
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Robotic liquid handling
Category(s):
Life Science Research Tools
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Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods
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Chemical
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Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis
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Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment
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Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging
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Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
2016-219-3 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL TRANSIENT LIQUID MOLDING OF MICROPARTICLES AND USES FOR THE SAME
SUMMARY: The Di Carlo group at UCLA has invented a microparticle that enables analysis of adherent cells via flow cytometry with high throughput. BACKGROUND: Traditional flow cytometry is a fluorescence-based technique used to characterize cells on a molecular level usually suspended in a fluid. However, many cells are inherently attached to matrix...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Dino Di Carlo
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Chueh-Yu Wu
Keywords(s):
Cell Counting/Imaging
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Cytometry
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Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics)
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Flow Cytometry
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Life Science Research Tools
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Microfluidics
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Microfluidics And Mem's
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Targets And Assays
Category(s):
Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods
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Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays
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Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging
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Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
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Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies
2021-118 RAPID RESPONSE MICROFLUIDIC CHIP FOR SCREENING THROMBOTIC RISK FROM S-SPIKE PROTEIN IN THE CONTEXT OF SARS-COV-2
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Medicine and Bioengineering have developed a novel microfluidic approach to study SARS-CoV-2 infection entry into blood cells of COVID-19 patients as a research tool to better understand the mechanisms that lead to blood clot formation. BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization estimates that there are...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Tzung Hsiai
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Angela Lai
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Sandro Satta
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Life Science Research Tools
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Diagnostic Markers
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Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays
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Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
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Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies
2020-908 LASER ACTUATED SUPERCRITICAL INJECTOR (LASI)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering developed a platform that applies high-speed fluidic jet injection of biomolecules into biological samples with the use of laser actuated supercritical injector (LASI). Background: Intracellular delivery of various biomolecules has been of great importance in biomedical...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Pei-Yu Chiou
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
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Platforms > Drug Delivery
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Optics & Photonics
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Materials > Nanotechnology
2020-887 A Programmable Epidermal Microfluidic Valving System for Wearable Biofluid Management and Contextual Biomarker Analysis
SUMMARYResearchers in the UCLA Electrical and Computer Engineering Department have devised a programmable epidermal microfluid valving system for high frequency, real-time biofluid sampling, routing, and compartmentalization in wearable bioanalytical platforms.BACKGROUNDWearable biomarker sensing technologies allow for the frequent, longitudinal, and...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Sam Emaminejad
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Haisong Lin
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Jiawei Tan
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors
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Electrical > Sensors
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Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
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Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems
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Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies
2019-879 An Electronically-Controlled Digital Ferrofluidic Architecture for Scalable and Addressable Bioanalytical Operations
SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a contactless digital ferrofluidic approach for small-volume droplet generation, manipulation and transport. BACKGROUND Automated microfluidic technologies can perform autonomous, accurate, and consistent fluidic operations. Current automated systems have...
Published: 2/14/2025
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Inventor(s):
Sam Emaminejad
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Dino Di Carlo
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Materials > Nanotechnology
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Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems
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Materials > Fabrication Technologies
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Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies
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Platforms > Drug Delivery > Nanoparticles
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Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals
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