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A Ventilated Artificial Human Lung Exposure System to Analyze and Test Human Exposures to Inhaled Substances (Case No. 2023-306)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Medicine and Environmental Health Sciences have developed a ventilated human lung system for laboratory testing of inhaled substances. Background: Measuring the toxicology of inhaled air, aerosols and other substances is challenging due to the complexity of human studies and limitations in existing...

Published: 2/27/2025 | Inventor(s): Michael Roth, Airi Harui, Yifang Zhu, Haoxuan Chen

Keywords(s): aerosol, Angiogenesis Acute Lung Injury, bioaerosol, cardiopulmonary illness, Cellular Respiration, consumer goods and products, Lung, Lung Pulmonology, non-small cell lung cancer, Preclinical model development, Preclinical surgical innovation, pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP), pulmonary failure, Pulmonary fibrosis, Respiratory & Pulmonary, respiratory failure, right atrial to pulmonary canula, Simulation & Modeling, simulation model, small cell lung cancer

Category(s): Platforms, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary, Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors

Artificial Neural Network Train-Time Poison Defense via Energy-Based Model Dynamics Sampling (Case No. 2024-199)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a novel preprocessing algorithm to purify imperceptibly poisoned training datasets that may lead to misclassification and maintain image quality. Background: Large datasets are important for the effectiveness of machine learning models, serving as the...

Published: 3/7/2025 | Inventor(s): Gregory Pottie, Omead Pooladzandi, Sunay Bhat, Jeffrey Jiang

Keywords(s): AI algorithms, Algorithm, Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence augmentation, Automation, Autonomous driving, Big Data, Computer Aided Learning, Data Corruption, Digital Health, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Autonomous Car Gradient Descent

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Therapeutics > Radiology, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation, Mechanical > Sensors

2023-039 Touch-Based Non-invasive Lithium Monitoring Using an Organo-Hydrogel-Coated Ion-Selective Sensing Interface

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a touch-based sensor for non-invasive, real-time, and accurate lithium-ion monitoring in patients. Background: Lithium salt is one of the most widely utilized psychiatric medications for individuals with bipolar disorder. However, it is difficult to...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Sam Emaminejad, Shuyu Lin, Jialun Zhu

Keywords(s): anti-dehydration, Biosensor, Drug, drug adherence, Drug monitoring, Electrode, ion selective electrode, Lithium, Lithium Therapy, Nanosensor, organo hydrogel, Pharmaceutical Drug, Prescription Drug, Psychiatry / Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Sensor, Sensors, Sensory System, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors, Electrical, Electrical > Sensors, Medical Devices, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors

2022-223 A Bioanalytics-Enabled and Hollow Microneedle-Based Wearable Technology for Personalized Medicine

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a minimally-invasive wearable device that continuously monitors pharmaceutical concentrations in a user to optimize the drug’s dosage. Background: The annual cost of medication-related morbidity and mortality due to non-optimized pharmacotherapy...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Sam Emaminejad, Shuyu Lin

Keywords(s): Adverse Drug Reaction, Antibody-Drug Conjugate, Antiviral Drug, Biomonitoring, Blood Glucose Monitoring, Drug, Drug Carrier, Drug Delivery, Drug Delivery Microporous Material, Drug Development, Drug Development Feature Extraction, Drug Discovery, Drug monitoring, Drug Resistance, Drug-Eluting Stent, Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Fine-Needle Aspiration, Gene Combination Drug, Immunosuppressive Drug, interstitial fluid (ISF)-based information, Investigatioal New Drug, Management Of HIV/AIDS Psychoactive Drug, medical automation technology, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, medication customization, medication efficacy, Microneedle array, minimally invasive device, Monitoring (Medicine), Monitoring And Recording Systems, Multiple Drug Resistance, Mutation Drug Design, Nanosensor, Nanostructure, Nanotechnology, non-invasive drug monitoring, personalized dose assessment, Pharmaceutical Drug, Pharmaceutical Drug Ethylene Glycol, Pharmaceutical Drug Opioid Dependence, Prescription Drug, real-time sensing/monitoring/tracking, remote monitoring, sample-to-answer devices, Smart medical device, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, wearable medical device

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Electrical > Sensors, Materials > Nanotechnology

2021-354 A MULTI-MODAL CRYPTO/BIO-HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed an instrument that detects and encrypts a user’s biochemical and biometric data with only a touch of the finger. Background: Human machine interfaces (HMI), such as touchscreens and keyboards, are able to connect users to machines, systems, and...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Sam Emaminejad, Shuyu Lin, Jialun Zhu, Wenzhuo Yu

Keywords(s): Bioinformatics, Biosensor, Biotechnology, Computer Security, Digital Health, Sensor, Software & Algorithms

Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Mechanical > Sensors, Electrical > Sensors, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Therapeutics, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Software & Algorithms > Programs

2021-006 Flexible Pressure Sensors Made from Robust Conductive Micropyramids for High-Performance Pressure Sensing

SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed flexible pressure-sensors that can mimic slow-adapting type I mechanoreceptors used for human-like object manipulation. BACKGROUND Flexible pressure sensors that mimic slow-adapting type I (SA-I) mechanoreceptors are essential for AI, smart robotics and prosthetics...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Chao Ma

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Category(s): Mechanical > Sensors, Electrical > Instrumentation, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials > Nanotechnology

2020-391 Methods for Carrying Out Micromechanical Logic Operations

SUMMARYProfessor Hopkins and colleagues have developed a micromechanical displacement-based logic circuit system that can detect changes in its environment over an extended period of time without external power. The system is small enough to be indiscernible when attached to an object and can be tuned to respond to changes in temperature, pressure or...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Jonathan Hopkins

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Category(s): Electrical > Sensors, Mechanical > Sensors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Circuits

2019-329 Guided-Wave Powered Wireless Sensors

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a wirelessly powered, flexible sensor that detects pipe leaks over long distances. Background: While the problem of old and failing pipes has garnered attention, the methods for addressing such failing infrastructure has lagged. Monitoring leaks via...

Published: 3/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Aydin Babakhani

Keywords(s): Sensors, Wireless

Category(s): Mechanical > Sensors, Electrical > Wireless

2020-480 A Fully Integrated Stretchable Sensor Array for Wearable Sign Language Translation to Voice

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a novel machine learning assisted wearable sensor system for the direct translation of sign language into voice with high performance. BACKGROUND: For the large community of deaf signers around the world who rely on sign language for conversations, communication with people...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Jun Chen

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Category(s): Mechanical > Sensors, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems

3D Printed Normal Force Sensor

UC Case 2018-740SUMMARY:UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a novel 3D printing method that produces customizable normal force sensors at high speed and low cost.BACKGROUND:Tactile normal force sensors are essential in haptic feedback systems to reduce excessive grip force. Commercially available piezoresistive force...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Warren Grundfest, Adam Abiri, Asitha Kaduwela, Songping Sun, Erik Dutson

Keywords(s): Mechanical Systems, Medical Devices and Materials, Robotics, Sensors, Surgical Tools

Category(s): Mechanical > Robotics, Mechanical > Sensors, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools