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Lab on a 3D Printer (Case No. 2025-094)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a novel device capable of performing automated liquid handling to a great degree of precision on a miniaturized scale and with customizable features equipped for any laboratory task. Background: Automated liquid handling is essential in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research...

Published: 6/16/2025 | Inventor(s): Dino Di Carlo, Shun Ye, Zixin Guan, Artem Goncharov, Vivek Rajasenan, Charlotte Rose McDonough, Tristan Lovely

Keywords(s): 3D biofabrication, 3D Printing, Automation, bioimaging, biomanufacturing, Biomaterial 3D Printing, Biomonitoring, Biosensor, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, fluid mechanics, graphical user interface, Liquid tracking, mechanical durability, Robotic liquid handling

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices, Diagnostic Markers, Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment, Mechanical

2020-747 Multi-Functional Anti-Icing Hydrogel Technique for Controlling Ice Nucleation, Growth, and Adhesion

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed an anti-icing coating that is the first to incorporate a trifold approach by lowering the ice formation temperature, making the surface difficult for ice to stick to and delaying ice crystal growth. Background: Undesired icing/frosting on various surfaces...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Ximin He

Keywords(s): adhesion, anti-freeze, anti-icing, ceramic, Ceramics, Coating, Coatings, Adhesives, & Inks, General Device Coatings, glass, hydrogel, ice, ice prevention, mechanical durability, nucleation, organo hydrogel, spin coat, temperature control

Category(s): Chemical > Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Materials > Membranes, Chemical > Polymers, Energy & Environment > Thermal