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FABRICATION OF METAMATERIALS

An example method of fabricating a metamaterial comprises providing a first metamaterial layer, the first metamaterial layer including a first plurality of conducting patterns, such as electrically co..

TUNABLE METAMATERIALS

Examples of the present invention include a metamaterial comprising a plurality of resonators disposed on a substrate, the substrate comprising a dielectric support layer and a relatively thin semicon..

CLATHRATE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING

The present invention comprises new materials, material structures, and processes of fabrication of such that may be used in technologies involving the conversion of light to electricity and/or heat t..

Wet etching process

The present invention illustrates a bulk silicon etching technique that yields straight sidewalls, through wafer structures in very short times using standard silicon wet etching techniques. The metho..

CMP slurry for polymeric interlayer dielectric planarization

The proposed slurry can be used to planarize polymeric candidate ILD materials such Benzocylobutene (BCB), SILK, Polyimide, etc. The slurry consists of colloidal suspension of nanoparticle abrasives m..

Method of thin film electrospray deposition

A method of forming a smooth thin film on a substrate within a short deposition time, the method comprising introducing ionic substances (salts, acids, bases) to a polymeric solution to be sprayed. Th..

High Temperature Solder Materials

A solder material is formed utilizing a transient liquid phase sintering process, where a precursor material is first formed. The precursor material comprises a plurality of metal particles including ..

Low Temperature Polymer Bonding Using UV/Ozone Surface Treatment

The present invention relates to a method for bonding two surfaces to one another. The invention particularly pertains to the use of such method in which one of the surfaces is a polymeric plastic (an..

SUBSTRATE-INDEPENDENT LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY USING CATECHOL-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS

The present invention provides a simple, non-destructive and versatile method that enables layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly to be performed on virtually any substrate. A novel catechol-functionalized pol..

CERAMIC COMPOSITE THIN FILMS

A ceramic composite thin film or layer includes individual graphene oxide and/or electrically conductive graphene sheets dispersed in a ceramic (e.g. silica) matrix. The thin film or layer can be elec..

UNIVERSAL MATRIX

A method comprises: (i) providing a tip and a substrate surface, (ii) disposing a patterning composition at the end of the tip, (iii) depositing at least some of the patterning composition from the ti..

COATED COLLOIDAL MATERIALS

Coated colloidal materials, methods for making coated colloidal materials, and methods of using coated colloidal materials are disclosed. The method yields coated colloidal materials where the optical..

Multilayer structure with zirconium-oxide tunnel barriers and applications of same

A multilayer structure with zirconium-oxide tunnel barriers. In one embodiment, the multilayer structure includes a first niobium (Nb) layer, a second niobium (Nb) layer, and a plurality of zirconium-..

Metal-Organic Framework Materials Based on Icosahedral Boranes and Carboranes

Disclosed herein are metal-organic frameworks of metals and boron rich ligands, such as carboranes and icosahedral boranes. Methods of synthesizing and using these materials in gas uptake are disclose..

MAGNETIC MATERIAL WITH LARGE MAGNETIC-FIELD-INDUCED DEFORMATION

A magnetic materials construct and a method to produce the construct are disclosed. The construct exhibits large magnetic-field-induced deformation through the magnetic-field-induced motion of crystal..

NONLINEAR OPTIC GLASSY FIBER, METHODS OF MAKING AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME

A process for producing an optical glass fiber from crystal-glass phase material. In one embodiment, the process includes the step of providing a molten crystal-glass phase material in a container, wh..

METHODS OF FLASH REDUCTION AND PATTERNING OF GRAPHITE OXIDE AND ITS POLYMER COMPOSITES

A method of reducing a film of graphite oxide. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a film of graphite oxide with a thickness d0; and delivering optical energy in a single pul..

REDOX-ACTIVATED PATTERNING

A method of forming a target pattern using a redox activated surface is disclosed. The method includes patterning a redox agent on a template layer formed on a substrate, the template layer having a f..

Method of forming a film of graphite oxide single layers, and applications of same

A method for forming a film of graphite oxide single layers. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of preparing a solution of graphite oxide to allow a plurality of graphite oxide single la..

Self-Healing Laminate System

A laminate material may include a first flexible layer, and a self-healing composite layer in contact with the first flexible layer. The composite layer includes an elastomer matrix, a plurality of fi..

CO-DOPED TITANIUM OXIDE FOAM AND WATER DISINFECTION DEVICE

A quaternary oxide foam, comprises an open-cell foam containing (a) a dopant metal, (b) a dopant nonmetal, (c) titanium, and (d) oxygen. The foam has the advantages of a high surface area and a low ba..

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODELING MATERIAL BEHAVIOR

A method for modeling material behavior includes using empirical three dimensional non-uniform stress and strain data to train a self-organizing computational model such as a neural network. A laborat..

APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR APPLYING ONE OR MORE MATERIALS ON ONE OR MORE SUBSTRATES

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an apparatus having a tube with an ingress opening to receive a liquid, and an egress opening to release the li..

FLEXIBLE MICROSTRUCTURED SUPERHYDROPHOBIC MATERIALS

Described herein are flexible superhydrophobic films. Also described are methods for imparting superhydrophobicity to a variety of objects, for example objects having any shape or surface contours. Fo..

HEAVILY DOPED METAL OXIDES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME

A method of making a doped metal oxide includes heating a first doped metal oxide by rapid thermal annealing, to form a second doped metal oxide. The crystal structure of the second doped metal oxide ..

EMULSIONS AND FOAMS USING PATCHY PARTICLES

Provided are emulsions and foam compositions that include patchy particles having at least two different surface chemistries, such as Janus particles. Also provided are methods of stabilizing emulsion..

COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS

Compositions comprising a substrate having a layer thereover, the layer comprising a fluoropolymer and a nanofiller. Compositions comprising a substrate having a layer thereover, the layer comprising ..

Interfacial Functionalization For Self-Healing Composites

A reinforced composite material includes a solid polymer matrix, a reinforcing material in the solid polymer matrix, and a first plurality of capsules. The reinforcing material includes a surface. The..

Self-Assessing Mechanochromic Materials

A mechanochromic material includes a polymer having a backbone containing a mechanophore.

Systems For Self-Healing Composite Materials

A composite material precursor composition includes a matrix precursor, a first plurality of capsules including a liquid polymerizer, an activator, and an accelerant. The liquid polymerizer polymerize..

Capacitive differential pressure sensor has conductive formed silicon membrane, which is arranged between two carrier plates made of same material

The capacitive differential pressure sensor has a conductive formed silicon membrane (2), which is arranged between two carrier plates made of the same material. Multiple pressure inlet openings are p..

HIGHLY PERMEABLE POLYMER MEMBRANES

Provided are substantially flat membranes that include a block or graft co-polymer and a water transport protein, such as Aquaporin-Z, or a synthetic mimic of such proteins. Also provided are methods ..

SYSTEMS FOR APPLYING A THERMAL BARRIER COATING TO A SUPERALLOY SUBSTRATE

Systems for applying a thermal barrier coating to a superalloy substrate including at least one target for supplying a materia) for making ihe thermal barrier coating; at least one laser operably dire..

METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAYERED MATERIALS USING LONG-LIVED PHOTO-INDUCED ACTIVE CENTERS

The invention relates to a method for applying a photo-activated layered polymer coating to a substrate material in which one or more layers do not contain photoinitiator, or are not exposed to initia..

METHOD FOR PRODUCING PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIALS AND RESULTING MATERIALS

A carbothermic reduction method is provided for reducing a rare earth element-containing oxide including at least one of neodymium (Nd) and praseodymium (Pr) and possibly other rare earth element (La,..

PREPARATION OF R5X4 MATERIALS BY CARBOTHERMIC PROCESSING

A method for preparing R5X4 alloy materials where R is a rare earth element selected from one or more of La, Ce, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho1 Er, Tm, Lu, Sc, and Y and X represents a non-rare earth alloyin..

LAYERED ZEOLITE MATERIALS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO

A novel oxide material (MIN-I) comprising YO2; and X2O3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element, wherein X/Y = O or Y/X = 30 to 100 is provided. Surprisingly, MIN-I can be rev..

APPARATUS HAVING REDUCED NOISE AND METHOD OF USING THE APPARATUS FOR DETECTING IONIC MATERIALS

An apparatus and method for detecting ionic materials includes a sensing electrode which contacts a liquid sample and detects a sensing voltage corresponding to a surface potential which is changed by..

PLATED COBALT-BORON CATALYST ON HIGH SURFACE AREA TEMPLATES FOR HYDROGEN GENERATION FROM SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE

The invention provides a catalyst-coated nickel template including a) an open-cell nickel foam having within it pores defined by an internal nickel surface, the foam also having an external nickel sur..

Shear thickening fluid containtment in polymer composites

Shear thickening fluid suspoemulsions are shown to exhibit unique material properties that have potential application in a broad range of fields of use. Suspoemulsions containing shear thickening flui..

FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE AND MEMORY EFFECT IN MAGNETIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Magnetic devices incorporating magnetic composite materials are disclosed. A tunable magnetic device includes magnetic composite material and a magnetic field source. The magnetic composite material i..

FIBERS, TUBES AND POROUS STRUCTURES OF METAL AND METAL OXIDE

Nanoscale materials comprised of metal or metal oxide which are in the form of fibers or tubes or which have a porous structure can be prepared using composite fibers containing admixtures of polymers..

RUBBERY-BLOCK CONTAINING POLYMERS, FIBER SIZINGS THEREOF AND COMPOSITES THEREOF

The present invention relates generally to sizing compositions for fibers used in composite materials. More specifically, this invention relates to siloxane fiber sizing solutions comprising rubbery-p..

Nozzle-Based, Vapor-Phase, Plume Delivery Structure for Use in Production of Thin-Film Deposition Layer

A physical vapor deposition effusion method comprising translating a strip material through a physical vapor deposition zone in a deposition chamber and providing first and second substantially closed..

HIGH-TEMPERATURE TREATMENT OF HYDROUS MINERALS

Increasing the activity of a hydrous magnesium silicate with respect to sequestration of carbon dioxide by mineral carbonation includes rapid heating of the hydrous magnesium silicate. Rapid heating o..

POROUS GEOPOLYMER MATERIALS

Preparing porous materials includes forming a mixture including a geopolymer resin and a liquid between which a nanoscale (1 - 1000 nm), microscale (1 - 1000 m), and/or milliscale (1 - 10 mm) phase se..

REFRACTORY POROUS CERAMICS

A refractory, porous ceramic composite including crystalline mullite (3Al2O3+2SiO2 or 3Al6Si2O11) and a crystalline phase of LaPO4 is formed from a mullite-LaPO4 sol-gel by annealing the dried gel. Du..

POROUS MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE COLLECTION

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for collecting samples using hybrid porous materials that include an organic material and an inorganic material. A method for sample collection includes contacting a ..

Unidirectionally reinforced fiber composite material's structural condition determining method for use in e.g. automobile manufacturing field, involves testing material and determining viscoelastic ma

The method involves testing unidirectionally reinforced fiber composite material. Lamb-waves in the fiber composite material are excited and measured. Viscoelastic material characteristics of the fibe..

Semifinished textile stacks or preforms, useful in fiber-reinforced composites, contain superimposed textile sheets with fiber position and/or condition indicating elements for quality control

Production of semifinished textile stacks (10) and preforms, consisting of two or more superimposed semifinished textile sheets (12, 14), involves (a) laying upper sheet(s) (14) on a bottom sheet (12)..

METHODS FOR GRAPHENE-ASSISTED FABRICATION OF MICRO- AND NANOSCALE STRUCTURES AND DEVICES FEATURING THE SAME

Methods for graphene-assisted fabrication of a surface on a substrate are disclosed herein. In an exemplary method, fabricating an etched surface on a substrate includes, depositing at least one layer..

MONOLITHIC POLYMER CROSSLINKED COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING

A bidentate free radical crosslinking initiator binds chemically to silica and silica rich surfaces and enables the free radical based polymerization of various materials such as styrene, divinylbenze..

HIGH SURFACE AREA CARBON AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION.

The present invention provides a high surface area porous carbon material and a process for making this material. In particular, the carbon material is derived from biomass and has large mesopore and ..

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYNTHESIZING IRON-BASED MATERIALS AND SEQUESTERING CARBON DIOXIDE

Methods and systems for sequestering carbon dioxide and generating hydrogen are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include the following: dissolving an iron based material that includes a car..

Systems And Methods For Forming Defects On Graphitic Materials And Curing Radiation-Damaged Graphitic Materials

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for forming defects on graphitic materials. The methods for forming defects include applying a radiation reactive material on a graphitic material, irradiating..

Bonding agent

Binder (11) comprises a particulate body (12), which forms a solid phase while contacting with a liquid medium (13), where each body is encapsulated with at least a first agent and then formation of s..

MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MATERIALS, METHOD FOR MAKING, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

A magnetorheological material comprises a magnetic particle and a ceramic material, wherein the magnetorheological material is in a dried form and further wherein a portion of the ceramic material is ..

CALCIUM AND LANTHANUM SOLID BASE CATALYSTS FOR TRANSESTERIFICATION

In one aspect, a heterogeneous catalyst comprises calcium hydroxide and lanthanum hydroxide, wherein the catalyst has a specific surface area of more than about 10 m2/g. In another aspect, a heterogen..

DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH STRENGTH HIGH TOUGHNESS BAINITIC STEEL

A bainitic steel with simultaneous high yield strength and high fracture toughness includes at least 5 volume percent austenite as well as iron, carbon, and silicon. The silicon is present in an amoun..

HIGHLY OXIDIZED GRAPHENE OXIDE AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF

A highly oxidized form of graphene oxide and methods for production thereof are described in various embodiments of the present disclosure. In general, the methods include mixing a graphite source wit..

MICROPOROUS CERAMICS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

Inorganic microporous metal oxide materials, such as aluminum-based microporous ceramic materials, useful for loop heat pipes, insulators, thermal management devices, catalyst supports, substrates, an..

PREPARATION AND USE OF NANO SIZE PEROXIDE PARTICLES

Nano-size particles of calcium dioxide and magnesium dioxide for remediation of contaminated water or soil and processes for preparing and using nano-size particles of calcium dioxide and magnesium di..

METHOD FOR INHIBITING DECOMPOSITION OF METAL SULFIDE-CONTAINING MATERIAL

This invention provides methods of producing a crosslinked lipid coating on a metal sulfide-containing material using a chemical initiator. The crosslinked lipid coating attached to the surface of the..

TERNARY METAL TRANSITION METAL NON-OXIDE NANO-PARTICLES, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

The present invention is related to ternary metal transition metal non-oxide nano-particle compositions, methods for preparing the nano-particles, and applications relating in particular to the use of..

HIGH YIELD PREPARATION OF MACROSCOPIC GRAPHENE OXIDE MEMBRANES

Disclosed are graphene oxide membrane materials of high surface area, which membranes suitably have a surface area of above about 200 [mu]m and exhibit electrical conductivity in excess of about 200 S..

NON-VOLATILE RESISTANCE-SWITCHING THIN FILM DEVICES

Disclosed herein is a resistive switching device having an amorphous layer comprised of an insulating silicon-containing material and a conducting material. The amorphous layer may be disposed between..

METHOD OF MAKING MIXED METAL OXIDE CERAMICS

A method of making dielectric ceramics containing mixed metal oxides is provided. The method comprises the steps of at least partially coating a metal oxide powder with a metal hydroxide or metal oxid..

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PROTECTION OF SUBSTRATES FROM HEAT FLUX AND FIRE.

A flame or heat flux protective coating composition, which includes a fiberglass dispersion in silicone. A flame or heat flux protective sheet, which includes fiberglass and silicone in a sheet form, ..

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PROTECTION OF SUBSTRATES FROM HEAT FLUX AND FIRE

A flame or heat flux protective coating composition, which includes a dispersion of fiberglass, hollow glass spheres, or a combination of both in silicone. A flame or heat flux protective sheet, which..

FLAME-RETARDANT COATING

A flame-retardant coating composition, which includes a cross-linked thermosetting polymer and a metal hydroxide. A precursor composition for use in preparing the flame retardant-coating is also prese..

MOLDABLE AND LOW-TEMPERATURE CURE HIGH-TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES

A method for preparing a high-temperature heat-resistant composite material by combining a mixture of submicron alumina powder and submicron silica powder, wherein the ratio of alumina to silica is fr..

LOW TEMPERATURE METAL OXIDE SYNTHESIS

A method for the decomposition of one or more metal oxide precursor compounds, at least one of which is a metal carboxylate salt, to a metal oxide or mixed metal oxide by contacting the metal oxide pr..

METHOD OF HYDROTHERMAL LIQUID PHASE SINTERING OF CERAMIC MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM.

Provided here is a method of producing a monolithic body from a porous matrix, comprising: (i) providing a porous matrix having interstitial spaces and comprising at least a first reactant; (ii) conta..

METHODS OF INCREASING TOUGHNESS OF IMMISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS

An immiscible polymer blend that includes an amount of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) and an amount of poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA). A method for preparing an immiscible polymer blend by (a..

DEVICE FOR DISINFECTING WATER BY MEANS OF ANODIC OXIDATION

The invention relates to a device for disinfecting water by means of anodic oxidation, wherein a reservoir (10) is provided for disinfected water, wherein a feed line (15) leads from the water to be d..

FUNCTIONALIZED SUBSTRATES WITH THIN METAL OXIDE ADHESION LAYER

Polymer substrates including adhesion layers for activating the surface of the substrate are provided, thereby allowing the substrate to react with organic, inorganic, metallic and/or organometallic m..

BRIDGED GRAPHITE OXIDE MATERIALS

The present invention is a bridged graphite oxide material, comprising at least two graphite oxide sheets in which a plurality of graphite oxide sheets are bridged to at least one other graphite oxide..

CARRIER APPLIED COATING LAYERS

Methods for bonding adherent phosphorous-containing coating layers to oxide surfaces on substrates wherein the substrates with oxide surfaces are selected from: (a) oxidized iron, titanium, silicon, t..

METHOD OF PREPARING HIGH DENSITY METAL OXIDE LAYERS AND THE LAYERS PRODUCED THEREBY

A method for the production of an oxide layer, involving oxidizing a metal surface, wherein the metal surface is electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU); wherein the metal oxide lay..

BARIUM-DOPED BOND COAT FOR THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS

A metallic article for high temperature applications such as a turbine engine component is protected by a thermal barrier coating system on the article's metallic substrate. The thermal barrier coatin..

NANOCOMPOSITE OF GRAPHENE AND METAL OXIDE MATERIALS

Nanocomposite materials comprising a metal oxide bonded to at least one graphene material. The nanocomposite materials exhibit a specific capacity of at least twice that of the metal oxide material wi..

MESOPOROUS METAL OXIDE GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS

A nanocomposite material formed of graphene and a mesoporous metal oxide having a demonstrated specific capacity of more than 200 F/g with particular utility when employed in supercapacitor applicatio..

Post-Processing Treatment of Conductive Polymers to Enhance Electrical Conductivity

A method for enhancing electrical conductivity of a film which includes at least one conductive polymer. The method includes providing the film comprising the at least one conductive polymer and at le..

ENHANCED BONDING LAYERS ON TITANIUM MATERIALS

The present invention provides a dense-coverage, adherent phosphorous-based coating on the native oxide surface of a material. Disclosed phosphorous-based coatings include phosphate and organo-phospho..

COATINGS CONTAINING FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE SHEETS AND ARTICLES COATED THEREWITH

Coatings comprising functionalized graphene sheets and at least one binder. In one embodiment, the coatings are electrically conductive.

THERMALLY EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE OXIDE

A modified graphite oxide material contains a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g, wherein the thermally exfoliated graphite oxide displays no s..

Method and Apparatus for Depositing Material Using a Dynamic Pressure

A method of depositing organic material is provided. A carrier gas carrying organic material is ejected from a nozzle at a flow velocity that is at least 10% of the thermal velocity of the carrier gas..

COBALT CARBIDE-BASED NANOPARTICLE PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIALS

A composition of a crystalline ferromagnetic material based upon nanoscale cobalt carbide particles and to a method of manufacturing the ferromagnetic material of the invention via a polyol reaction a..

DIRECT CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF RARE EARTH-TRANSITION METAL ALLOY MAGNETIC MATERIALS

A direct chemical synthesis scheme for the fabrication of isotropic and anisotropic rare earth (RE) -transition metal (TM)- based permanent magnets is disclosed. The method according to the invention ..

ANGULAR EXTRUSION FOR POLYMER CONSOLIDATION

Angular extrusion (AE) methods for creating monolithic polymers with high entanglement density, but small crystallite size, are disclosed. The methods involve consolidating granular polymer in an extr..

Joining Of Parts Via Magnetic Heating Of Metal-Aluminum Powders

A method of joining at least two parts includes steps of dispersing a joining material comprising a multi-phase nanocrystalline magnetic metal-aluminum powder at an interface between the at least two ..

CONJUGATED POLYMERS FROM SUBSTITUTED 3,4-PROPYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE, COMPOSITIONS, METHOD OF MAKING, AND USE THEREOF

Polymers and copolymers having units derived from substituted 3,4-propylenedioxythiophene are disclosed. Also provided are methods of making and using the same.

PERVAPORATION COMPOSITE MEMBRANE FOR AQUEOUS SOLUTION SEPARATION AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME

In one embodiment, a membrane comprises: a nonporous, hydrophobic selective layer configured to be on a feed solution side of the membrane and polyethylene layer configured to be on a permeate side of..

OXIDATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS WITH MIXED VALENT MANGANESE OXIDES

Methods and compositions for reduction of contaminants using manganese-based octahedral molecular sieves.

PROTECTIVE OXIDE COATINGS FOR SOFC INTERCONNECTIONS

A dense and well adhered spinel coating such as CuMn1.8O4, when deposited on a stainless steel substrate by electrophoretic deposition, significantly reduces the oxidation rate of the steel compared t..

DEOXYBENZOIN-DERIVED ANTI-FLAMMABLE POLYMERS

The invention provides novel flame-retardant polymers and materials, their synthesis and use. More particularly, the flame-retardant polymers are deoxybenzoin-derived polymers.

POLYSACCHARIDE-CONTAINING BLOCK COPOLMER PARTICLES AND USES THEREOF

The invention relates to new amphiphilic linear block copolymers of polysaccharides and polymers. The amphiphilic linear block copolymers do not form a true solution in water and are able to form mice..

ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMERS

The invention generally relates to novel polymers (SMAMPs) and their syntheses and use. The polymers exhibit promising properties of AMPs, In particularly, for example, a ring-opening metathesis polym..

Enzymatic Synthesis of Polymers

The invention relates to new methods of enzymatic synthesis of polymers such as polyorganosilicones and polyesters, and new polymers made by these methods.

A SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PATTERNED SILICON CARBIDE STRUCTURES

The invention is directed to methods of forming ceramic pattern structures of silicon carbide film. In one method, an electron-beam resist or a photo-resist is deposited onto a substrate. A portion of..

HEATING OF POLYMERS-AND OTHER MATERIALS USING RADIATION FOR DRUG DELIVERY AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for releasing a releasable species from an article using an external trigger, for example, using infrared or near-infrared radiation. Suc..

PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING A MICROPOROUS MATERIA

Procedure for the obtainment of a microporous material having molecular sieve properties through the expansion of a starting titanosilicate with an amine, delamination and subsequent elimination of th..

SYNTHESIS OF ORDERED CHIRAL MESOPOROUS SILICA USING AMINO ACIDS

The invention relates to a method for producing a material having an ordered mesoporous structure and enantioselective properties, using amino acids as chirality-inducing agents. The invention further..

AUTOMATED MACHINE FOR PERFORMING ALTERNATING IMMERSION TESTS

The machine makes it possible to perform tests on test specimens of various materials in total or partial immersions in liquids of different compositions and concentrations not only simultaneously but..

METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL-BASED MATERIALS FOR MAGNETIC COOLING OR HEAT PUMPS

The method for producing metal-based materials for magnetic cooling or heat pumps comprises the following steps: a) reacting chemical elements and/or alloys in a stoichiometry which corresponds to the..

CERAMIC FILTER

Ceramic filter having open porosity 80 to 93 % are obtained by use of phylosilicate raw materials with limited content of iron oxides, alumina and pores-forming agent. The filter contains titanium in ..

MATERIAL-MASS FOR PRODUCTION OF GRANULAR CLAYDITE

Mass for production of expanded clay materials (claydite) contains clay proper for this purpose and as the gas forming combustible additive - a by-product of bio-fuel (biodiesel) production, particula..

COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF GLASS-CERAMIC PRODUCTS FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE, GLASS AND CLAY

The present invention relates to the direction of technology of materials, respectively, to the manufacturing process of glass-ceramic materials and composition of glass-ceramic materials produced fro..

ALL SUPERELASTIC PRESSURE SENSOR ELEMENT

The invention is related to the field of material science and composite materials and can be utilized for elaboration and production of new perspective active elements. The production method of all su..

THERMALLY AND MECHANICALLY RESISTENT CERAMICS

Invention is related to the high-temperature dense mullite-ZrO2 ceramic materials for using mainly in high-temperature (working temperature is greater or equal to 600 centigrade)technological equipmen..

MATERIAL COMPRISING FINELY LAYERED HETEROSTRUCTURES OF OXIDE MATERIALS

A material comprises finely layered heterostructures of at least two oxide materials, wherein the layered structure allows coupling of polar and non-polar vibrational modes or structural distortions a..

AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME

L'invention concerne un copolymère amphiphile à blocs, sa préparation, et son utilisation sous forme de latex auto-stabilisé.Le copolymère répond à la formule R<6>-O-[-CH2CH2-O-]n-C(=O)-CR<3>R<..

MULTIFUNCTIONAL COATINGS

New polyelectrolyte copolymer, composite material, multilayer film and substrate carrying such polyelectrolyte copolymer, composite and multilayer film wherein the polyelectrolyte copolymer comprises ..

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION POWDER COATING

A system and method are described for providing simultaneously conformal coating of a plurality of three dimensional objects using atomic layer deposition. The system comprises a dielectric tube adapt..

Method for fabricating a porous elastomer

A method is provided for fabricating a porous elastomer, the method comprising the steps of: providing a predetermined amount of a liquid elastomer and a predetermined amount of a liquid porogen, the ..

SPIDER MITE SILK PROTEINS

The present invention relates to silk proteins derived from spider mite, more specifically derived from Tetranychus urticae. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of these proteins to ma..

MEMBRANES FILLED WITH POROUS HOLLOW PARTICLES

The present invention provides a new composite material comprising a polymer matrix comprising dispersed molecular sieve porous particles of which at least part are hollow particles, meaning that the ..

IMPROVED METHOD FOR MAKING CROSS-LINKED POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES

Improved methods for the preparation of cross-linked polyimide membranes are disclosed. The process comprises preparing a polyimide polymer cast solution, casting said polyimide polymer solution onto ..

Fabrication of porogen residue free and mechanically robust low-k materials

A method is disclosed to produce a porogen-residue-free ultra low-k film with porosity higher than 50% and a high elastic modulus above 5 GPa. The method starts with depositing a SiCOH film using Plas..

PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A CRYSTALLINE SILICON LAYER

A method for forming a crystalline silicon layer on a substrate is provided, said method comprising the steps of: performing a metal induced crystallization process, said process comprising: depositin..

METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSING OF NON-FLAT SAMPLES

The present invention provides a system for electrochemically processing non-flat samples (1) and/or samples that can change shape during the electrochemical processing. The system comprises a sample ..

METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A REINFORCED THERMOSET POLYMER COMPOSITE

The present invention refers to a method for the preparation of a reinforced thermoset polymer composite, said thermoset polymer composite comprising coated fibres, the coating being used as a vehicle..

METHOD FOR PREPARING GRAPHENES

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a dispersion of graphene particles or flakes, including the following steps: (a) providing a carbon material; (b) dispersing said material in an aqu..

PREPARATION OF GRAPHENE BY MECHANICALLY THINNING GRAPHITE MATERIALS

The invention relates to a method for producing a dispersion of graphene particles or flakes in a liquid medium L, including the following steps: (a) providing a bar or block (5) of solid graphite mat..

THREE-DIMENSIONAL FOAM PHOTOCATALYSTS STRUCTURED WITH CARBON OR CARBONATED MATERIAL

L'invention concerne un photocatalyseur comportant une mousse alvéolaire sélectionné parmi la mousse de carbone et la mousse d'un matériau carboné, tel qu'un polymère, et une phase photocatalyti..

HYBRID MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

The invention relates to a material in the form of a cellular solid monolith consisting of an inorganic oxide polymer. Said monolith comprises macropores which have an average size dA of 4 [mu]m to 50..

A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POLYMER FILM WITH AN ARRAY OF CAVITIES THEREIN

A method for producing an array of cavities (2) in a polymer film (1) comprises preparing a polymer/solvent solution and drop casting a thin film (6) of the solution on a substrate. The film solution ..

IMAGING DYES AND USE THEREOF

Use of a metal complex having the formula: [M(L1)a(L2)b(L3)c]-Xd-Pepe wherein M is a metal selected from osmium, ruthenium, rhodium, rhenium or copper; L1, L2, L are bidentate or tridentate heterocycl..

SMALL SCALE SOLID STATE SCREENING

The present invention relates to screening of solid material. In particular the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for screening of crystalline or amorphous material during seconda..

IMPROVEMENTS IN MAGNESIUM DIBORIDE SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIS

Improved magnesium diboride superconducting materials and methods of synthesis are disclosed. Embodiments of the superconducting material comprise at least two starting materials capable of forming Mg..

METHOD OF SYNTHESIS OF A SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIAL

A method of synthesizing a superconducting material, comprising mixing starting materials comprising magnesium, boron, silicon and carbon; heating the mixture of starting materials to a temperature in..

Separation and recovery of precious metals using polymer materials.

A method of separation and/or recovery of a precious metal from a solution containing said precious metal in ionic form, optionally in the presence of impurities, including the step of contacting a so..

PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF GRAPHENE

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of graphene which can be used in the development of graphene paper or films, graphene-based composites and articles for nanoelectronics, ..

MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMERS

The present invention provides methods of designing molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) which have applications in extracting bioactive compounds from a range of bioprocessing feedstocks and wastes...

A CERAMIC CASTING METHOD FOR SHAPE FORMING OF A CERAMIC GREEN BODY

A ceramic casting method for shape forming of a ceramic green body including the steps of: a) dispersing fine ceramic particles in a polymerizable solvent to form a colloidal ceramic suspension, b) ca..

HYDROGELS DERIVED FROM BIOLOGICAL POLYMERS

The invention relates to elastin-based hydrogels that are formed under pressurised conditions

Vesiculated polymer particles

The invention provides a method of preparing an aqueous dispersion of vesiculated polymer particles, the method comprising: preparing a dispersion of polymerisable particles within a continuous aqueou..

POLYMER PARTICLES

The present invention relates to a method of forming polymer on the surface of polymer particles, the method comprising: (i) providing a dispersion comprising a continuous aqueous phase, a dispersed o..

AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS OF POLYMER PARTICLES

The invention provides a method for preparing an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles comprising the following steps: (i) preparing a dispersion having a continuous aqueous phase, a dispersed organ..

Surface polymerisation process and polymer product using RAFT agent

A method of polymerising monomer to form polymer at the surface of particulate material, said method comprising: providing a dispersion of said particulate material in a continuous liquid phase, said ..

A METHOD OF FABRICATING A MATERIAL

The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a material. The material comprises first and second material components. The method comprises the steps of providing a source of a first materia..

NOVEL BLOCK COPOLYMERS, METHODS OF PREPARATION AND THEIR USE IN HETEROJUNCTION DEVICES

The invention relates to novel block copolymers having both electron donor and electron acceptor monomer units and to methods for their preparation. A further aspect of the invention relates to the us..

FORMULATION COATED SELF-CLEANING WOOL

The present invention relates to methods of making articles, and systems for providing wool article have self- cleaning properties. The self-cleaning properties are brought about coating the wool arti..

PLASMA ETCHING OF CHALCOGENIDES

A process for etching a thin glass film comprising at least one chalcogen, the process comprising the step of etching the thin glass film with a plasma comprising substantial amounts of free hydrogen ..

METHODS FOR RADIOLABELLING SYNTHETIC POLYMERS

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a radiolabeled synthetic polymer, the method comprising contacting a synthetic polymer with a carbon encapsulated nanoparticle composite having ..

FIBROUS ASSEMBLY

A fibrous assembly comprises two components, the first component providing a visual indication of when a pre-determined tensile load is applied to the assembly or when the fibres of the assembly have ..

Liquid Crystalline Interpenetrating Polymer Networks

A photovoltaic cell is provided. The photovoltaic cell can be an interconnecting liquid crystalline polymer network. Reactive mesogens of the formula B-S-A-S-B wherein A is a chromophore, S is a space..

PRE-STRESSING OR CONFINEMENT OF MATERIALS USING POLYMERS

There is disclosed a method for multi-axial confinement of materials such as cementitious composites and particulate structures, using a polymer as a composite, which can return to an original shape u..

A GRADIATOR REFORMER

A desulfurizer-reformer reactor system comprising a gradient assembly having a de- sulfurizing material and a reforming catalyst material arranged in a sequential manner and methods of generating ener..

A METHOD OF MAKING A PATTERNED DRIED POLYMER AND A PATTERNED DRIED POLYMER

A method of making a patterned dried polymer from a polymer solution or polymer dispersion, the method comprising the step of placing a mask above the polymer solution/dispersion so that there are exp..

Encapsulating resin composition and light-emitting device

An encapsulating resin composition is provided, which gives a cured product having heat resistance, light resistance, and flexibility equivalent to those of silicone resins and having a refractive ind..

PRESSURE BONDING DEVICE AND MOUNTING METHOD

A compression bonding device 1 of the present invention has a dam member 24 so that when a pressing head 20 is pressed against an object to be pressed 10, the bonding part 22 is surrounded by the dam..

CONTACT-BONDING DEVICE

A compression bonding device capable of packaging electric components on both sides of a substrate is provided. A compression bonding device 1 includes first and second pressing rubbers 15, 25. Electr..

COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING REGENERATED CELLULOSE FIBERS

A composite material comprising a 3D woven fabric embedded in a resin matrix, wherein at least a portion of the yarns in the fabric comprise regenerated cellulose fibres, such as one or more of rayon,..

COLOUR CHANGE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Metal nanovoids are grown on a stretchable plastic film. The fabrication proceeds by assembling the template of a single layer of close packed silica spheres on a conducting substrate. A conducting la..

Method and apparatus for combining particulate material

A method of selectively combining particulate material, for example plastics material by sintering, comprises providing a layer of particulate material, providing radiation, for example using a radiat..

PROTECTION OF PLASTICS

There are disclosed plastics materials (110; 520; 640) that include one or more phosphors (210) for absorbing ultraviolet (UV) light (170, 420) and re-radiating (160, 410) the light at a longer wavele..

Increasing the wear resistance of hard material layers, comprises irradiating the precipitated material in situ with an additional laser

A process for increasing the wear resistance of hard material layers which are precipitated on a substrate by laser ablation, comprises irradiating the already precipitated material in situ with an ad..

Surface Scanning Method

The invention relates to a dynamic-mode surface (12) scanning method in which a cantilever (10) provided with a probe (18) is non-positively coupled to the surface and is made to oscillate in a resona..

Latent curing agent

An aluminum chelating agent-based latent curing agent is provided that can rapidly cure thermosetting epoxy resins at relatively low temperatures. A method for producing the aluminum chelating agent-..

WIDE TEMPERATURE-RANGE SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALS

A method of making a wide temperature-range smectic liquid crystal material comprises taking a wide temperature-range nematic mixture and doping this with a mesogenic silicon-containing material. Aspe..

MATERIALS BASED ON FILAMENTOUS PEPTIDE - OR PROTEIN-BASED STRUCTURES

A material comprising elongate filamentous peptide- or protein-based nanostructures. The nanostructures are assembled to be connected together and aligned substantially parallel with respect to each o..

Producing reactive semi-finished product for soldering process, comprises producing reactive layer arrangement, which contains reactive material system with two exothermic reaction partners reacted wi

The method comprises producing a reactive layer arrangement (2), which contains a reactive material system with two exothermic reaction partners reacted with one another, by galvanic deposition. The r..

FINE PARTICLE OF CRYSTALLINE POLYOL AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR THE SAME

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier that supports an anionically charged reagent stably and effectively on delivering the reagent to a target cell or tissue. ; SOLUTION: A preparation method fo..

POLYION COMPLEX COMPRISING PHD2 EXPRESSION INHIBITING SUBSTANCE

Disclosed is a safer and more sustainable gene delivery system or the like, which is effective for treatment of ischemic diseases and the like. Specifically disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition w..

COPOLYMER INCLUDING UNCHARGED HYDROPHILIC BLOCK AND CATIONIC POLYAMINO ACID BLOCK HAVING HYDROPHOBIC GROUP IN PART OF SIDE CHAINS, AND USE THEREOF

The present invention relates to a block copolymer containing an uncharged hydrophilic polymer chain block and a cationic polyamino acid chain block, wherein the hydrophilic polymer chain block is cov..

CHARGE CONVERSIONAL TERNARY POLYPLEX

Disclosed is a polymer composite (polyplex) that contains nucleic acid, a cationic polymer, and an anionic polymer. The anionic polymer covers the surface of the composite comprising the cationic poly..

LIQUID COMPOSITION OF CISPLATIN COORDINATION COMPOUNDS

Disclosed is a liquid composition. The liquid composition is characterized by comprising a polymer micelle, wherein the polymer micelle comprises a coordinate compound comprising a block copolymer of ..

MAGNETIC MATERIAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic material at a high practical value capable of adjusting the extremely high coercive force Hc of an [epsilon]-Fe<SB>2</SB>O<SB>3</SB>crystal within a range c..

MAGNETIC IRON OXIDE PARTICLE, MAGNETIC MATERIAL, AND RADIO WAVE ABSORBER

Disclosed is a magnetic material having high Hc and High Curie point, which is capable of controlling such magnetic characteristics without requiring rare or expensive raw materials. Specifically disc..

PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MAGNETIC THIN FILM, MAGNETIC THIN FILM, AND MAGNETIC MATERIAL

Disclosed are: a process for producing a magnetic thin film having an insulating property, capable of acting as a permanent magnet, and capable of exhibiting improved remanent magnetization compared t..

PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL EXHIBITING ACTIVITY TO VISIBLE LIGHT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photocatalytic material which can be obtained at a low cost without using platinum and can particularly be responsive even to visible light and to provide a method f..

PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL, METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING ORGANIC MATERIAL, INTERIOR COMPONENT, AIR CLEANER, OXIDIZING AGENT MANUFACTURING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tungsten trioxide type photocatalytic material which exhibits a high oxidative decomposition activity by irradiation with visible rays. ; SOLUTION: The photocatalyti..

PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL, METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING ORGANIC MATTER, INTERIOR MATERIAL, AIR CLEANER, AND OXIDIZING AGENT PRODUCTION APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a metal ion-doped titanium oxide type photocatalyst material which shows high oxidation decomposition activity by visible light radiation. ; SOLUTION: The photocatalys..

PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

The present invention relates to a photocatalytic material having a visible light activity which includes a tungsten-doped titanium oxide or a tungsten/gallium-codoped titanium oxide, and a divalent c..

Very high permittivity dielectric component used at high frequencies

The composition is expressed by La ( 2 - X )Sr XNiO 4, in which X lies in the range 0 to 0.5 and the relative permittivity epsilon ris no less than 8000 above 10 MHz. Alternatively or in addition, X l..

ELECTROLYTIC COPPER FOIL AND COPPER-CLAD LAMINATE

To provide an electrodeposited copper foil having flexibility and bending property equivalent to or better than that of rolled copper foil, an electrodeposited copper foil wherein regarding a crystal ..

Identification device

An identification device comprises a semi-conductor chip 2 mounted on a substrate 4 forming an antena 6 extending from opposite sides of the chip and a yarn 10 disposed over the substrate such that th..

'Dry Oil'

Background Fluid dispersed systems, such as emulsions and foams are widely used in the food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, ink or paints industries, and wherever else it may be desirable to encapsulat..

Thermally resistant nanofiltration membranes

Inexpensive, thermally resistant (up to 400C) nanofiltration membranes function in a wide range of Ph environments (1-14). Nanofiltration membranes based on industrial polyimide are different from s..

Processes impart lowcost engineered properties for nonwovens, films, and laminates; enhance performance and use less of lowcost material

Processes impart lowcost engineered properties for nonwovens, films, and laminates; enhance performance and use less of lowcost material. "A suite of nonwoven technologies proven on realworld manuf..

UV-absorbers

Two patents These patents include methods for making tosylate quaternary ammonium salts of cinnamidoalkylamines and/or benzamidoalkylamines. These inventions particularly relate to the synthesis of..

Scratch Resistant Polymer Blends

This invention relates to polypropylene-based polymer blends exhibiting enhanced scratch resistance. Polypropylene-based materials such as TPO’s are used in a broad range of applications, including..

Brighter Organic Light Emitting Diodes

BACKGROUND: Triplet emitters are promising materials for creating bright organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). Iridium (Ir) organometallic complexes are especially attractive because of their high qu..

Nanoparticle Assembled Hollow Spheres

BACKGROUND: Nanoparticles with very small diameters (<100 nm) can be produced from a variety of compositions, such as metals, metal oxides, metal non-oxides, and polymers. The physical, chemical, and ..

Modular Adhesives and Energy-Dissipating Materials

BACKGROUND: Natural materials are renowned for their strength and toughness. Spider dragline silk has a breakage energy per unit weight two orders of magnitude greater than high tensile steel, and is ..

Novel Self-Doped Polymers

PATENT ABSTRACT: A self-doped conducting polymer having along its backbone a .pi.- electron conjugated system which comprises a plurality of monomer units, between about 0.01 and 100 mole % of the uni..

Novel Conductive Polymers

POLYISOTHIANAPHTENE, A NEW CONDUCTING POLYMER UC Case No. 1984-044-2 U.S. Patent 4,640,748 Patent Abstract: A polymer having an isothianaphthene structure represented by the formula (Ia) and/..

Thermo-elastic acrylic

This acrylic is consistency-controllable, heat-sensitive at a low threshold and can be shaped into any form, then repeatedly re-molded into a more desirable shape and by applying heat again, its memor..

Biofuel Cell with Switchable and Tunable Electrodes

Highlights Biofuel cell that uses blood glucose as fuel source The food consumed by a human being each day contains as much energy as a thousand AA batteries Enzymes are used as catalysts that lead..

Copolymer self-assemblies for synthesis of inorganic-organic nanoparticulate compositions

The present invention relates to a method for the production of particles of nano-materials being transition metals and alloys; metal oxides; and ceramic compositions having a small nanosize, i.e. abo..

A polysaccharide-based bioadhesive hydrogel

Highlights Proprietary adhesive patches for novel drug delivery with improved patch-skin adhesion and biocompatibility. Work in a range of pHs, provide better adhesion and higher permeation than c..

Nanoemulsion that Improves Light Fastness of Ink

Highlights Hinders the photodegradation of colorant in ink and inkjet ink in sunlight or artificial light Submicron particles do not cause nozzle clogging on the orifice plate of inkjet cartridges ..

A Process for the Epoxidation of Alkenes and Polyoxofluorometalates for Use therein

The invention provides a process for the catalytic epoxidation of an alkene comprising contacting a transition metal substituted polyoxofluorometalate and molecular oxygen with said alkene.

A UNIQUE APPROACH TO THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF PHOTOCHEMICAL SENSORS

Highlights Enables the preparation of stable, multi-use remote sensors for detection systems for environmental impurities Based on the introduction of indicator dyes into a novel composite glass fi..

A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A SOLID STATE DYE LASER

The invention provides a process for preparing a solid state dye laser in a composite glass matrix, without the use of polymerization initiators, comprising preparing a porous silica gel, effecting th..

TOPICAL PEDICULICIDAL COMPOSITIONS

Topical arthropod ectoparasite treatment - containing a synergistic combination of a pyrethrin and piperonyl butoxide, and cationic polymer to increase uptake of active agents

NEW METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY

Highlights New methodology creates ability to easily examine molecular structure of complex mixtures Uses easily available materials as well as novel formulations of specifically tailored solvent m..

ELECTRO-CHROMIC EFFECTS FOR WINDOW GLASSES

Highlights Application for both building and automotive glass Sol-gel method provides simplified application procedure Optimum conditions for the electro-chromic device operation were established D..

SURFACE CHEMISTRY, COLLOIDS AND EMULSIONS LABORATORY

Objective/function The laboratory is active in the fields of synthetic organic chemistry of surfactants; physical chemistry; surface and colloid science - emulsion technology, crystallization pheno..

THE CENTER FOR PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

Objective/function The Center for Process Development of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is the leading independent contract R&D facility of its kind in Israel. Its areas of activities are proce..

SYNTHETIC SPIDER SILK

Highlights Spider silk is about three times as strong and twice as elastic as silkworm silk but spider behaviour precludes its production by spiders in captivity. Dragline silk, the strongest spide..

CATALYSTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SMALL MOLECULES

Highlights Method for the general synthesis of robust C(sp3)-metalated transition metal complexes as catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of ketones Catalysts enable hydrogen-free hydrogenation Eff..

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL NYLON FIBERS

Highlights The textile industry is seeking advanced functional fabrics that exhibit additional features such as pleasant scents or the ability to deodorize or kill microorganisms. Current methods f..

CVD or PVD Diamond Coating on HTHP PCD Diamond

Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) is a class of super hard materials made by high temperature and high pressure consolidation (HTHP) of synthetic diamond grains. It has many industrial applications such a..

Method of Producing Nano-Grained Composites or High-Melting Intermetallics

This technology describes the direct production of nano-grained composite materials by extrusion of the reactants into a reactor in which a temperature gradient is maintained. A condensed-phase (solid..

Magnetic Separation and Flotation Technique for the Production of High Quality Trona Concentrate

The technology utilizes a combination of magnetic separation and flotation techniques to produce trona concentrate with high grade of 98% trona and recovery of 83.6%. The magnetic and non-magnetic pr..

Rapid prototyping for Microfluidic Channels

Traditional rapid prototyping for microfluidics application typically use integrated circuit fabrication steps and micro-molding in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). These methods require chemical intensiv..

Methods for Processing Textured and Single Crystal FeZn Alloys

The addition of Zn to Fe enhances the magnetostrictive properties of Fe and the alloy has the potential for use in many magnetostrictive applications. However the low boiling point of Zn makes the pr..

Method for Obtaining a Desired Texture in Polycrystalline FeGa Based Magnetostrictive Alloys

The technology describes a feasible and inexpensive thermomechanical processing approach to obtain FeGa alloys with a preferred [001] texture. The approach involves sequences of rolling with annealin..

Shape Change and Prestressing of Columns with FRP Composites

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites are widely used for strengthening/rehabilitation of existing structures. It is also known that FRP jackets can provide efficient lateral confinement to concr..

Electrochemical Method of Selective Metal Removal from Aqueous Media

Numerous waste streams, typically the products of chemical processing, such as metal extraction or manufacturing process such as electronic component manufacturing or acid mine drainage, are produced ..

Methods for Making Cellular and Porous Metals with Controlled Pore Structure

Porous materials with controlled pore structure are in high demand for many industrial applications. Cellular metals are metal foams with periodic cells. The periodic cells comprise either micro-truss..

FRP Composite Wall Panel with Enhanced Action and Method of Manufacture

Preformed concrete panels are a popular and economic method of constructing a variety of structures. Of particular interest are composite concrete panels. Composite concrete panels are often manufactu..

Ferric Reduction in the treatment of Copper Electro Winning Electrolytes

The use of certain compounds such as hydrogen sulfide, polysulfides, and organics that release thioacetamide can be used to reduce ferric to ferrous ions in copper electrowinning electrolyte. These so..

Sensors, Actuators and Micro-Electromechanical Devices using High Magnetostriction, High Strength Iron-Gallium Alloys

Magnetostrictive materials exhibit reversible strains and changes in elastic properties in the presence of an applied magnetic field. Novel Iron (Fe) � Gallium (Ga) alloys have been developed with ..

Industrially Rugged Ultrasonic Sensing, Signal Analysis and Control System

This technology describes an industrially rugged ultrasonic sensing, signal analysis, and control system. It contains two ultrasonic pulser/receiver channels connected to high speed analog to digital ..

Control of Engineering Processes Using New Magnetostrictive Alloy Compositions

Nickel-Palladium (Ni-Pd) alloy based catalysts play an important role in chemical and petroleum industries. So do other ferromagnetic alloy based catalysts. Some of these metals, that form the catalys..

Use of Magnetic Fields to Control Diffusion and Hydrogen Embrittlement in Iron and its Alloys Containing Hydrogen and its Isotopes

The application of magnetic field will cause different magnetostrictive stains in iron (and its alloys including steels) when hydrogen (H) or deuterium (D) or tritium (T) is dissolved in iron lattice ..

Dual Drive Planetary Mill

There are many industrial fields today that require finely ground powder. The production of sub-micron size powder is receiving increased attention because of the increasing demand for structural cera..

Magnetostrictive Composites and Process for Manufacture by Dynamic compaction

Magnetostrictive alloys change in dimension in response to an applied magnetic field, and have been used in sonar transducers, actuators, vibration control and sensors. Of particular interest are allo..

Polymers For Proteomics

Proteomes are tissue specific and dynamically change depending on the physiological and pathological state of the tissues. Mass spectrometry (MS) based functional proteomics has emerged as a powerful ..

Self Encapsulating Metal Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

A new type of organic transistor – Self-Encapsulating Metal-semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (SEMFET) is under development at the University of British Columbia which promises to be the first o..

Polyphosphaalkenes –New Phosphorus Containing Polymers

Researchers at The University of British Columbia have developed synthetic routes to an entirely novel family of polymer compositions in which phosphorus atoms are incorporated into the polymer backbo..

Ceramic Impregnated Carbon-Carbon Composites

Carbon-carbon composites (C3) have been successfully used for over twenty years in high performance brake applications for aircrafts and racing cars. These materials are typically produced by impregna..

Cast Alloy Grain Refiner and Method

Researchers at The University of British Columbia have developed a novel process for grain refinement in aluminum and magnesium cast alloys. The process involves inoculation of the casting alloy with ..

Advanced 3D Braiding Machine

The Universal Braiding Control System is a rotary 3-D braiding machine for preparing braided materials from filaments such as fibers, threads, yarns etc. The machine possesses a unique arrangement of ..

High Organic Group Content Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas as Films

Background Periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) materials with well-defined pores and morphologies exhibit unique catalytic, sensor, optical, magnetic, or electrical properties, whereby the organ..

High Organic Content Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas

Background Periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) materials with well-defined pores and morphologies exhibit unique catalytic, sensor, optical, magnetic, or electrical properties, whereby the organ..

SOIL CENTRIFUGAL PERMEAMETERTM System"

Municipal solid and hazardous waste landfill sites are commonly constructed utilizing engineered hydraulic barriers (often compacted clay liners) that minimize the transport of hazardous contaminants ..

Accumulator Cap Collar

Moving any gas accumulator under high pressure is dangerous, however, it is sometimes a requirement of the job. Many of the accumulators offered today do not provide a method to protect the valve body..

Nanoparticle Taggants for Explosive Precursors

Aggressive Homeland Defense initiatives may force foreign or domestic terrorists to construct explosive devices from commercial sources such as ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO). As seen in the case of..

Kinetic Energy Absorbing Aerogel Composite Structures for Use in Crash of Impact Protection and Body or Vehicle Armor

Materials absorb kinetic energy by various mechanisms including plastic deformation, elastic deformation, the dynamics of fluid flow (gases or liquids) within the material and brittle fracture. Most e..

Three-Position Heavy Object Lift Handle for Two-Person Use

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, lifting heavy objects is one of the leading causes of injuries in the workplace. In 2001, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that over 36% of injuri..

Active Electronic Security Cloth and Webbing

There is an increasing concern about detection and prevention of tampering with such articles as computers, sensors, special materials, equipment cabinets, vehicles, and with facility entrances. Exist..

Monitoring the Integrity of a superstructure under heat loads

Detection of imminent structural failure during emergency high heat load conditions is critical to potentially saving the structure or the lives of firefighters. Metallic structural members installed ..

Strain Rate Sensitive Flexible Armor with Laminated Composite Elements

Current soft armor must have ceramic plates inserted to protect against high velocity projectiles such as AK-47 bullets. This armor is bulky and does not allow ease of movement. The ideal body amour o..

Tree Fork

In a 1998 US Department of Agriculture Survey of urban forestry professionals found that tree health monitoring, and hazard tree evaluation were among the strategies the group deemed to be critical to..

An Embeddable Corrosion Rate Meter for Remote Monitoring of Infrastructures

Corrosion of infrastructure and fluid containing vessels and pipelines is a continuing situation if the United States for both government agencies and industry. Existing methods, which include implied..

Surface Preparation of Metals to Adhere Polyethylene Molding

An improved method for adhering a solid polymer component to a substrate is provided. An intermediate polymer adhesion promoting coating of metal oxide is applied to the substrate which enhances the a..

Method For Metal Object Identification Using Three-dimensional Steerable Magnetic Field Antenna

Most electromagnetic induction (EMI) metal detectors use a loop antenna to create a magnetic field in the vicinity of a metal target for the purposes of detection and identification. One of the most i..

Pilot Identification System

There are no existing devices or technologies that alert authorities when an unauthorized person has taken control of an aircraft. This pilot identification technology employs a combination of radi..

Planar Optical Penetration Sensor (POPS)

An optical sensor and method for detecting a projectile velocity vector includes optically detecting the arrival of a projectile. The sensor includes a sandwich of a transparent layer within two refle..

Environmental Nitrate Pollution Removal Using a Selectively Permeable Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Membrane

The ability to remove a specific component from its environment has immediate and profound applicability on environmental and medical fronts. Currently, filtering devices that can selectively and comp..

Environmental Phosphate Pollution Removal Using a Selectively Permeable Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Membrane

Telescoping Wind Turbine Buoy for Electrical Power Generation

The use of alternative renewable energy sources of electrical power is critical in the US and world. Environmental pressure not to use fossil fuel and nuclear energy are some of the leading caused for..

A Non-contact Optical Technique to Monitor Surface Stress in Sapphire Windows

The present invention provides a non-contact method for evaluating stress in a substrate. The method includes non-uniformly introducing at least one impurity into the crystalline substrate. The crysta..

Electroless Gold Plating for Use in Wirebonded Chip-on-Board (COB) and Multichip Module (MCM) Applications

Multi-layer printed circuit boards commonly include conductively plated through holes to provide interconnection between conductive traces on the various layers of the board. Such through holes may ru..

Smart Aggregates: Distributed Sensor Suite for Remote Infrastructure Monitoring

Physical and analytical sensors need the ability to communicate via wireless connections to various forms of readout systems. Many applications for sensors are in remote and embedded locations where w..

An Application of Rapid Prototype Manufacturing Technology to the Design and Fabrication of Wind Tunnel Models

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), rapid prototyping technologies being developed for the space program have many uses in the commercial industry. When a concept is..

Ce(III) Cation and Sulfate Anion Mixture as Inhibitor of Pitting Corrosion in 17-4 PH Stainless Steel

High alloy metals such as stainless steel and others are utilized in environments subjected to corrosion from the fluids, which they are in constant contact. Applications include heat exchangers, desa..

Improved Thermal Control Body Armor

The present invention uses high thermal-conductivity materials to act as heat pipes around or through a soft body armor vest to transfer heat away from the body of the wearer. A moisture wicking layer..

"CellStructs"; Hollow Polymer Spheres Used to Form Solid Structure

The present invention provides a structure that includes a plurality of cells of a cured resinous material. Each cell is joined to at least one other cell. Additionally, the present invention prov..

In-Line Filter for Fiber Optic SMA Terminations

There is a current trend toward the use of fiber optics in various pieces of equipment, and towards miniaturization of such equipment, e.g. to develop handheld devices. Such bench top devices are suff..

Compressed Gas Manifold

It has been demonstrated that compressed gasses such as hydrogen, propane, methane or natural gas are viable alternatives to petroleum as a fuel source for motor vehicles. Such vehicles have been rest..

Apparatus and Methods for Embedding a Biocompatible Material in a Polymer Bone Implant

Problems with current implant designs originate from the difference in mechanical properties between the materials used in the implant system and the bone itself. In a first embodiment, a biocompat..

Orthopedic Polymer Implant

Problems with current implant designs stem from the difference in mechanical properties between the materials used in the implant system and the bone itself. The isoelastic bone-implant system of t..

Heat Sink for Increasing Through-Thickness Thermal Conductivity of Organic Matrix Composite Structures

Polymer matrix composites have a through-thickness-thermal conductivity whose value is realized in applications such as composite spaceborne electronics enclosures where heat disposition is entirely d..

Thin Film Vanadium Oxide Spatial Light Modulators and Methods

disclosed: (1) A VO2 thin film is deposited on a planar diode array. Each diode constitutes a "pixel" of the SLM. Power provided to a diode permits accurate thermal control about the thin film's hyste..

Novel Method of Preparation of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films

Thin films of stoichiometric vanadium dioxide are not easily prepared. In chemical vapor deposition and vacuum deposition processes, precise control of the deposition atmosphere is needed to maintain ..

Nano-Encapsulated Aerogels (MSC-23563)

Abstract: Aerogel is the lightest and lowest-density solid known to exist, composed of up to 99.8 percent air. However, it can hold 500 to 4,000 times its weight in applied force. Aerogel is 39 perce..

Polymer Cross-Linked Aerogels (X-Aerogels) (TOP3-176)

Abstract: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) seeks to transfer technology for the development and production of polymer cross-linked aerogels (X-Aerogels). These are mechanicall..

High Quality Optically Polished Aluminum Mirror and Process for Producing (GSC-14147)

Abstract: Researchers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center have developed a revolutionary process for precision optical polishing of bare aluminum to an unprecedented smoothness. GSFC’s process begi..

Super Miniaturized Addressable Reconfigurable Technology (SMART) (GSC-SMART)

Abstract: Super Miniturized Addressable Reconfigurable Technology (SMART) is the objective of a three-tiered effort to develop a new kind of structural material that can change its for to optimize it..

Double-Vacuum-Bag Process for Composite Fabrication (LAR-16877)

Abstract: The traditional single-vacuum-bag (SVB) assembly inherently hinders and/or retards the volatiles depletion mechanisms during composite fabrication because a vacuum-generated compaction forc..

Cooking Utensil with Improved Heat Retention

A cooking utensil with improved heat retention includes an inner pot received within an outer pot and separated in a closely spaced-apart relationship to form a volume or chamber therebetween. The cha..

Compact Vacuum Insulation

Improved compact insulation panel is provided which is comprised of two adjacent metal sheets spaced close together with a plurality of spherical, or other discretely shaped, glass or ceramic beads op..

Compact Vacuum Insulation

An ultra-thin compact vacuum insulation panel is comprised of two hard, but bendable metal wall sheets closely spaced apart from each other and welded around the edges to enclose a vacuum chamber. Gla..

An Auto-Calibrated Refractometer for Single-Shot Measurement of Ultra-Fast Phenomena

Background Materials index of refraction (IOR) is a sensitive measure to variations of density, charge-state, conductivity, temperature, chemical composition, and microscopic structure. IOR measuremen..

Highly Efficient Transistors for Low-Cost Organic Circuitry

The Johns Hopkins University seeks a partner to commercialize a highly efficient and novel method for fabricating multiple types of organic field effect transistors (OFETs) from one organic semicondu..

High Performance Nanocrystalline Materials and Methods of Making the Same

Under certain conditions, nanostructured materials have been found to exhibit improved mechanical properties over corresponding, coarse-grained materials. However, most methods for creating nanostruct..

Copper Metallization Structure and Method of Construction

This novel invention addresses the need for fast, reliable, performance-oriented interconnects and vias in today's and tomorrow's smaller, faster circuit systems. Specifically, it is a process for pro..

Method for Electrochemical Conditioning Polymeric Electrodes

The present invention relates to a method of fabrication of polymeric electrodes for use in a battery or electrochemical storage cell, in particular secondary cell. Moreover this invention provides a ..

Ceramic Oxide Powders and the Formation Thereof

The invention is concerned with ceramic oxide powders, formed from one or more ceramic oxide precursors, which have utility as ceramic oxides of high strength and low thermal expansion coefficient. Th..

Production of Very Fine Powders by Electromagnetic Vaporization

The Electromagnetic Vaporization Process developed at Rice uses an alternating magnetic field to generate molten metal into fine droplets that can be used to produce metal powders or to deposit metal ..

Electromagnetic Levitation for Containerless Processing and Refining of Metals

In response to the growing need to handle high temperature reactive metals and alloys in today�s manufacturing industry, Rice has developed an advanced method for refining pure or precious metals an..

The Fluorinated Nanodiamond as a Precursor for Solid Substrate Surface Coating Using Wet Chemistry

A wet chemistry method for coating surfaces with nanocrystalline diamond Advantages . More cost-effective than existing chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods . Low-temperature process . Adapt..

Compositions Accelerating the Setting Time of Cements

Portland cement has long been used as a component in various endodontic filling procedures. Newer Portland-type cements such as Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) have been developed specifically for cl..

New Chiral Catalysts for use in enantioselective synthesis

A series of chiral dirhodium catalysts was previously developed and were found to be very effective in enantioselective transformation of donor/acceptor carbenoids (a class of intermediates). Though t..

Resorbable Laminated Repair Membrane for Accelerated and Sustained Wound Repair

Tracheal epithelial cells were cultured in vitro to yield a model that near-perfectly replicates naturally epithelialized tracheal lumen vide technology no. 5413. Technologies no. 5546 and 5558 studie..

Choreographed, Active Protein Delivery from Biodegradable Devices

Tracheal epithelial cells were earlier cultured in vitro to yield a model that near-perfectly replicates naturally epithelialized tracheal lumen vide technology no. 5413. Technologies no. 5546 and 555..

Novel breakable crosslinkers and pH-responsive star-shaped and gel polymers

This invention describes a method for the preparation of novel crosslinkers and their application to star-shaped or branched polymers and polymer gels. The polymers can be easily changed to linear co-..

Synthesis and Processing of degradable Fluorocarbon End-Capped Polymers and their uses as Biomaterials

Tracheal epithelial cells were earlier cultured in vitro to yield a model that near-perfectly replicates naturally epithelialized tracheal lumen vide technology no. 5413. This technology describes the..

Method of Testing the Degradation of Polymeric Biomaterials

TA model that mimics epithelialized tracheal luminal surface as it exists was earlier described in technology no. 5413. Using the said model, this invention studies the reaction kinetics of bio-degrad..

Composite Culture on In Vitro Model (3-dimensional) of Tracheal Lumen

Tracheal epithelial cells are currently not replenishable, if lost through chemical (drug) action, intubations or other means. This invention is the first model that mimics the tracheal lumenal surfac..

Compositions Accelerating the Setting Time of Cements

Methodology for the Synthesis of fluoride (NaYF4) nanophosphors co-doped with Gd3+ and other rare-earth ions and its applications in security printing and bimodal (optical and MRI) imaging

Methodology for the Synthesis of fluoride (NaYF4) nanophosphors co-doped with Gd3+ and other rare-earth ions and its applications in security printing and bimodal (optical and MRI) imaging Categor..

Chalcogenoxanthylium Dyes as Photosensitizers for Photoinduced Charge Transfer

A major reason why the commercialization of organic dye-sensitized solar cells (organic-DSSCs) has been slow is because of their low global energy conversion efficiencies, especially when compared to ..

Pentacene Derivatives as Organic Semiconductors for Electronic Applications

Organic semiconductors are increasingly replacing silicon-based materials in many nanoimprinted integrated electronic and photonic devices such as flat-panel and flexible displays, solar cells, micros..

New Chiral Catalysts for use in enantioselective synthesis

Ultra-fast synthesis of a hydrogen storage material Li2NH

The invention enables hydrogen storage in the most effective manner. Hydrogen storage is critical for the development of a hydrogen-based energy. The invention is pertaining to the preparation of Li..

Novel 4-Substituted Indole compounds and methods for making same

The basic indole structure has been a structure of great interest to synthetic and medicinal chemists because of its presence in a large number of biologically active agents. For the most part, the cu..

Erogorgiaene derivatives and method for making

Marine-derived bioactive compounds hold great promise as therapeutics in the treatment of human disease. One particular family of marine-derived diterpene compounds has demonstrated anti-cancer, anti-..

Controlled synthesis of nanowires, nanotubes and nanostructured materials using liquid crystalline and microemulsion templates

This technology describes novel, comprehensive techniques for efficient synthesis of monodisperse, consistently-shaped and uniform-sized II-VI Compound Semiconductor (CS) nanoparticles like ZnSe & CdS..

High Reversible-Hydrogen Storage Capacity with Ultra-fast Kinetics of LiNH2/Li3N

This set of inventions describes novel matter a procedure to employ a combination of Lithium Oxide (Li2O) and Lithium Nitride (Li3N) to store (and release) hydrogen for use in hydrogen-based engines a..

Synthesis and Stabilization of Metal Nanoparticles

Most state-of-the-art solution based techniques to synthesize uniformly sized and distributed nanoparticles use reduction reactions of metal ions consisting of multiple complex steps that use organic ..

Two-photon absorbing materials with quenched emission

This invention describes a method of making materials to dramatically increase storage capacities of optical storage (holographic) devices to levels proportional to higher orders of the intensity. Non..

Novel Chalcogenoxanthylium Dyes for Purging Blood Pathogens

Researchers at the University at Buffalo and the American Red Cross have developed a suite of chemical compounds to be used to purge pathogens found in the blood supply. There is a dire need to in..

Method for the Preparation of Semiconductor Nanocrystal Cores, Core-Shell, Core-Buffer-Shell and Multiple Layer Systems in a Noncoordinating Solvent Utilizing in-situ Surfactant Generation

An earlier disclosure (technology no. 5824) revealed an in situ surfactant generation method to synthesize core semiconductor III – V nanocrystals (Indium Phosphide, Gallium Phosphide and Indium Ars..

Highly Effective Li2O /Li3N with ultra-fast Kinetics for H2 Storage

This invention describes a novel product and procedure to store (and release) hydrogen as an energy source in fuel cells; it is a new material based on a combination of Lithium Nitride (Li3N) and Lith..

Protein-protein interaction antagonist screening libraries based upon 1,4-disubstitued napthalenes and related scaffolds

Combinatorial screening libraries with high “hit rates” for challenging protein-protein interaction drug targets are extremely difficult to obtain. This invention describes a novel seed compound (..

Resorbable Laminated Repair Membrane for Accelerated and Sustained Wound Repair

Hybrid Anti-Fouling Films

A novel coating is described by this invention for ships, rigs and other marine vessels that are exposed to marine organisms in oceans. The coating reacts with components that are available naturally ..

Process for Enhancing Material Properties and Materials so Enhanced

Most thermal insulation loses its effectiveness when compressed. Syntactic foam does not compress much, and is relatively stiff, making it unsuitable for insulation when flexibility is required - such..

Choreographed, Active Protein Delivery from Biodegradable Devices

Recoverable Solid Supported Catalyst for Asymmetric Synthesis

The “chirality” of molecules often determines the effectiveness of reaction constituents in several chemical, biochemical and industrial processes. An earlier technology (# 5722) described a catal..

High Turnover Chiral Catalysts For Asymmetric Synthesis

The “chirality” of molecules often determines the effectiveness of reaction constituents in several chemical, biochemical and industrial prcesses. The search for efficient catalytic processes that..

High Turnover Chiral Catalysts For Asymmetric Synthesis

Bicyclic Scaffold for Combinatorial Libraries

A new reaction for preparing a largely unexplored bicyclic scaffold is incorporated in a novel solid-supported combinatorial library synthesis. The compounds prepared with combinatorial synthesis are ..

An Improved Process for the Preparation of a Symmetrical Thiopyrylium Pentamethine Dye Useful in Graphic Arts Imaging

Pyrylium based compounds are ideal as sensitizing dyes in the world of lasers. Earlier methods of manufacturing thio- and seleno-pyrylium based compounds did not take off due to the high costs and dif..

Novel breakable crosslinkers and pH-responsive star-shaped and gel polymers

Synthesis and Processing of degradable Fluorocarbon End-Capped Polymers and their uses as Biomaterials

Method of Testing the Degradation of Polymeric Biomaterials

Macroporous Chitin Affinity Membranes for Wheat Germ Agglutinin Purification from Wheat Germ

This invention describes a method of wheat germ agglutination purification using a macroporous chitin membrane of high porosity and good mechanical properties. The preparation method of the membrane i..

Composite Culture on In Vitro Model (3-dimensional) of Tracheal Lumen

Macroporous Chitin Affinity Membranes for Wheat Germ Agglutinin Purification from Wheat Germ

Composite Culture on In Vitro Model (3-dimensional) of Tracheal Lumen

Macroporous Chitosan and Chitin Membranes

This invention describes a novel method to prepare macroporous chitosan and chitin membranes with high porosity and satisfactory mechanical strength. These membranes are hydrophilic and chemically rea..

MIXED PHASE THIN FILM CAPACITOR

This invention describes a method for the fabrication of a thin-film capacitor with high dielectric constant and low leakage. It relies on special methods of depositing the dielectric material to achi..

In-Situ Stress-Strain Sensor

This invention describes a technology that provides a new class of strain/stress sensors. The sensors are short fiber composites. They provide a reversible electrical response to strain/stress applica..

Method for the Preparation of Semiconductor Nanocrystal Cores, Core-Shell, Core-Buffer-Shell and Multiple Layer Systems in a Noncoordinating Solvent Utilizing in-situ Surfactant Generation

Two-photon absorbing materials with quenched emission

An Improved Process for the Preparation of a Symmetrical Thiopyrylium Pentamethine Dye Useful in Graphic Arts Imaging

Novel 4-Substituted Indole compounds and methods for making same

Design of Active Materials and Structures based on Composites of Shape Memory Alloy and Shape Memory Polymer

Introduction Shape memory alloys (SMA) and shape memory polymers (SMP) have shown tremendous promise for a wide variety of applications because of their ability to “remember” a previous state when..

Electrical Current Generation at a Water-Surface Interface Using Radiant Energy

Introduction Using light from the sun, plants are able to harness the energy of a light-induced charge separation in water and redirect it for their own needs during photosynthesis. If such a process ..

Novel Adsorbent Systems for Water Purification Using Metal Oxide Bound to Substrate and Heated Metal Oxide Particles

Introduction There is an ever increasing need for potable water. Improvements in conventional purification technologies allow for savings in both time and money and ensure that clean water is availabl..

Tissue-Engineered Urinary Bladder Using Autologous Cells

Introduction There is a variety of reasons that a person’s bladder may fail or require removal, including bladder acontractility, cancer, and cystitis. Unfortunately, conventional artificial bladder..

Nanocellular Foaming of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene using Ultrasound

Introduction Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is a thermoplastic consisting of molecules of incredibly long chains with molecular weights of several million. It has the highest impact..

Solution Processable n-Type polymers

Introduction Conjugated polymers and organic semiconductors promise great advances in electronics because of the benefits they offer over silicon, including being cheaper with less demanding manufactu..

Advanced Biomimetic Surfaces for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)

Introduction Raman spectroscopy characterizes molecules by their Raman scattering. As incoming light scatters off a molecule, most does so elastically, neither gaining nor losing energy, and this is k..

Continuous Production of Microcellular Fibers

Introduction In microcellular plastic foams, inert gas is dissolved in thermoplastic under high pressure. The forced evacuation of this gas during processing creates pores (or cells) within the final ..

Microcellular Foaming of Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC)

Introduction Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) is a commercially available thermoplastic. It possesses exceptional clarity in its natural form, similar to that of glass, and it has high moisture resistanc..

A New Protocol of Diels-Alder Lattice Hardening for Highly Efficient Electro-optic Materials Showing Outstanding Temporal Stability over

Introduction Organic electro-optic (EO) materials have attracted much interest in the past two decades because of their extensive potential applications in various fields, ranging from waveguides, swi..

3-D Tissue Culture Chamber

Introduction Many of the seminal findings in cell and molecular biology have come from cultures of cells grown in two dimensions but the limitations of biology in just 2D are becoming clear. Cells in ..

Gold Vision

Introduction A neuron or group of neurons that senses or receives light within the eye is known as a photoreceptor. Damaged or diseased photoreceptors lead to impaired vision or blindness. Local stimu..

Nanometer patterning with Ice

Summary Harvard Cases 2331 and 2440 These inventions involve the use of gases directly solidified onto cryogenically cooled substrates to form conformal thin films as resists for lithographically p..

Patterning Multiple Aligned Self-Assembled Monolayers Using Light

Summary A method for patterning different types of surface chemistry is described. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on noble metal substrates are converted photochemically into a mixed SAM that contai..

A Microconcentrator and Microfilter for Suspensions such as Blood

Summary Background: In healthcare, chemical analysis, environmental testing and other fields it is useful to separate particulate substances that are suspended in a fluid. For example separating ce..

Generation of Monodisperse Particles using Microfluidics: Control over Size, Shape and Composition

Summary The invention constitutes microfluidic methods of forming particles that are substantially monodisperse. The technology builds on the technology disclosed in Harvard Case: 2215 â€“ "Metho..

"'Armored"' Bubbles and Droplets

Summary Background: Colloidal particles absorbed on liquid interfaces have long been reported to stabilize emulsions and foams. Recently, individual droplets densely covered with small particles ha..

Lift-off Patterning Processes Using Solid-Condensed-Gas Layers As Resists

Summary Harvard Cases 2310 and 2440 These inventions involve the use of gases directly solidified onto cryogenically cooled substrates to form conformal thin films as resists for lithographically p..

Engineering 3D and Free Standing Tissue Structures

Summary Background: Efforts to build biosynthetic materials or engineered tissues that recapitulate the structure-function relationships of natural processes often fail because of an inability to repl..

Array of Micro Differential Scanning Calorimeters for Combinatorial Studies

Summary Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a primary technique for measuring the thermal properties of materials. A typical DSC system requires relatively large amounts of test material, makin..

General Approach to Large Area, Controlled Density, Aligned Films of Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes via Bubble Expansion

Summary Background Central to many proposed electronic device-based applications of nanowires and carbon nanotubes is the development of methods that enable organization over large areas with controll..

Uniform Non-Spherical Colloidal Particles with Tunable Shapes

Summary Background: Non-spherical colloidal particles are useful in advanced applications beyond those that regular spherical colloidal particles exhibit. For example they are useful for modifying ..

Native Anti-corrosion Coatings for Metals

Summary The need: Corrosion of metals hamper the performance and safety of products ranging from medical implants to large-scale naval vessels, aircraft, bridges, and oil pipeline structures. A 2002 s..

Systems and Methods for Assembly via Contact Electrification

Summary Taking advantage of a newly discovered mechanism for contact electrification of insulators the inventors have invented a new method of patterning insulator surfaces with particles. By assembli..

Water-Soluble Sacrificial Layers for Surface Micromachining

Summary Sacrificial layers are temporary structures used as substrates on which other permanent structures are formed and then the layer is etched away freeing the permanent structure. They are ubiqu..

Engineering 3D and Free Standing Tissue Structures

Array of Micro Differential Scanning Calorimeters for Combinatorial Studies

"MoleProbe": A Real-Time Molecular Diagnostic Device

Summary A novel engineering method for generation of freestanding 2-D and 3-D tissue structures. Biopolymers (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids or combinations thereof) are deposited onto..

Complex particle fabrication by chemically-directed contact electrification

Summary Background: Micro- and nanoscale particles are an area of intense research and commercial activity. They have many potential uses, for example in drug delivery, electronics and material app..

Native Anti-corrosion Coatings for Metals

Systems and Methods for Assembly via Contact Electrification

A novel bioplastic

Summary A novel bioplastic, poly ((3R,5R)-3,5-dihydroxyhexanoic acid (poly(3,5-DHH), has been discovered. This molecule may be manufactured biosynthetically and offers significant advantages over curr..

Deposition of nanoscale materials using structured surfaces

Summary The ability to precisely localize and control deposition of materials at the nanoscale is extremely important for a wide variety of emerging technologies. Many unique physical properties emerg..

"Teabag" Processing: An Automated, High Throughput Method for Affinity Purification

Summary A high throughput system for protein purification has been developed, whereby a â€œtea-bagâ€ structure is used to house microspheres for targeted protein binding and elution. The micr..

Atomic Layer Deposition Using Metal Amidinates

Summary This invention relates to materials and processes for d eposition of conformal films containing metals on solid substrates. Examples include copper, cobalt and iron metals or their oxides or n..

Using Electro-magnetically Induced Transparency in Photonic Crystal Cavities to

Summary This invention describes a photonic crystal system which uses electro-magnetically induced transparency (EIT) as the non-linear medium in photonic crystal cavities to obtain devices of unprece..

Elucidating Novel Protein Interactions Using MALDI-MS and a Self-Assembled Monolayer Chip

Summary The ability for real-time identification of protein binding from whole cell lysates is a challenge for protein microarrays. This invention uses MALDI-MS to analyze complex biological mixtures ..

Method and Apparatus for Forming Multiple Emulsions

Summary Everyday emulsions have drops of one liquid dispersed in an immiscible continuous liquid. A multiple emulsion has immiscible droplets dispersed in drops dispersed in an immiscible continuous l..

Lift-off Patterning Processes Using Solid-Condensed-Gas Layers As Resists

Summary Harvard Cases 2310 and 2440 These inventions involve the use of gases directly solidified onto cryogenically cooled substrates to form conformal thin films as resists for lithographically p..

Array of Micro Differential Scanning Calorimeters for Combinatorial Studies

General Approach to Large Area, Controlled Density, Aligned Films of Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes via Bubble Expansion

General Synthesis and Properties of Hetero-Branched Nanostructures

Summary The bottom-up assembly of nanostructures from individual building blocks offers distinct advantages over traditional top-down fabrication techniques including greatly simplified and cost-effec..

Method and Apparatus for Forming Multiple Emulsions

Patterning Multiple Aligned Self-Assembled Monolayers Using Light

Creating Nano-Wrinkles of Virtually any Design on the Surface of Polymers

Summary Creating Nano-Wrinkles of Virtually any Design on the Surface of Polymers Elevator pitch: A new method has been developed at Harvard to design and create virtually any type of nano-wrinkl..

General Approach to Large Area, Controlled Density, Aligned Films of Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes via Bubble Expansion

Uniform Non-Spherical Colloidal Particles with Tunable Shapes

Background: Non-spherical colloidal particles are useful in advanced applications beyond those that regular spherical colloidal particles exhibit. For example they are useful for modifying optical ..

A novel bioplastic

Improved Metal Complex Chemical Precursors for Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and Chemical Vapor Depostion (CVD) using Bicyclic Guanidines

Summary Continued improvements in semiconductor technologies rely heavily on advanced material compositions such as high-k dielectrics, low-k dielectrics, and electrically conductive metal nitrides. T..

Process for Structural Alteration of Selected Material ("Micro-Engraving")

Summary This invention is comprised of methods and apparatus required to record and read-out a two- or three- dimensional, information-bearing image (pattern) inside a transparent material, with sub-m..

Fabrication of Electroninc and Microfluidic Structures on Elastomeric Materials

Introduction It has long been desired to have microfabrication techniques that enable the construction of integrated electromechanical devices for such things as reagent handling, temperature control,..

Novel Methods of Creating a True Smart Structure for Stress Monitoring and Active Mechanical Support on Footwear

Introduction Investigation of strain sensing has been an active research area for the past 60 years and has the potential to affect a large number of industries and disciplines. The characteristics of..

Toughening Structural Adhesives Using Novel Core-Shell Thermoplastic Nanoparticles

Introduction Structural Adhesives are increasingly replacing traditional fastening methods such as welding, bolts and rivets, in industrial applications. They are used to bond many different material ..

Methods for Production of Thick Microcellular Sheets and Composite Structures

Introduction Microcellular manufacturing processes have been developed largely for production of thin films (thickness <3 mm) in applications such as packaging. Attempts to date to produce thick flat ..

Microcellular Poly (vinyl Chloride) Structures

Introduction A novel process for continuous production of microcellular foams has been developed and applied to make microcellular profiles from PVC. Technology description Researchers at the UW have ..

A novel graded-modulus-interphase material for polymeric composites

Introduction Filler- (e.g., particulate or fiber) reinforced structural polymers or polymeric composites have changed the way things are made. Today, they are found, for example, in air/ground transpo..

Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys

Introduction Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) are metals which return to their original shape after deformation. Conventional SMAs are thermally activated, requiring heat to change the metal’s crystal stru..

Electroactive Polymer Using Shape Memory Alloy

Introduction Shape memory polymers have shown tremendous promise for a wide variety of applications for their ability to “remember” a previous state when heated. Unfortunately, they have been slow..

Super-low Fouling Zwitterionic-based Materials

Introduction Tin-based antifouling paints are being phased out due to marine pollution concerns. Non-toxic silicone and fluorinated coatings are under development, but these are easy release coatings ..

Nanocellular, Microcellular, and Macrocellular Foams from TPU’s and TPE’s and Their Method of Manufacture

Introduction Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE’s) are a class of flexible materials with a wide range of applications. To date TPE’s, and a subclass of these materials, Thermoplastic Urethanes (TPU’..

Production of Thick Microcellular & Thermoplastic Sheets and Components

Introduction Thick microcellular plastics for lightweight, energy efficient building materials and other applications have been developed. Up to 70% reduction in relative density of the materials has ..

Superlow Fouling Materials and Surfaces Comprising Molecular-Scale Mixed Charged Species

Introduction Superlow fouling materials and surfaces that can resist protein adsorption, cell adhesion, biofilm formation, and microorganism settlement are needed for the improvement of a variety of h..

Electrochromic Smart Window

Introduction Electrochromic materials change color in response to changing voltage. Used in conjunction with glass or plastic, this property allows for complete control over light transmission, easily..

Fluid flow assisted dielectrophoretic alignment and sorting of Nano/bio materials

Introduction The accurate and precise sorting and deposition of nano/bio materials within a nano- or micro-environment is critical for the functionality of devices such as biochips. Fluid flow in a mi..

Efficient Loading of Hollow Polymeric Particles

Introduction The encapsulation of active materials in colloidal particles has enabled a variety of new, high value products to be developed; such as controlled release drugs, cosmetics, pigments, and ..

Extrusion of Solid State Polymer Foams and Foam Composites

Introduction Microcellular polymers are plastic foams with cell size on the order of 10 um in diameter. Technology description Researchers at the University of Washington have developed methods for co..

Microcellular Electrical Wire Coatings

A Method of Selective Foaming for Porous Polymeric Material

Introduction The ability to create porous polymeric material has a wide diversity of applications ranging from commercial packaging to Lab-on-a-Chip devices due to its ability to create material with ..

Manufacture of Hollow Metal Nanostructures

Introduction Nanostructures with hollow interiors offer several advantages over their solid counterparts in terms of lower weight, decreased use of materials, and a reduction in cost. Other methods th..

High-Energy Absorbing, Superelastic Structure Made of Porous NiTi and NiTi Springs

Introduction Nitinol (NiTi) is a shape memory alloy (SMA) that possesses the ability to “remember” a specific shape and revert to it upon heating. In addition, it has a large flow stress and demon..

PRODUCTION OF NOVEL HUMAN COLLAGENS

BACKGROUND A powerful new platform technology for the production of human collagens is being developed in the Kadler Centre for Cell-Matrix Research within the Department of Life Sciences at the Unive..

ULTRA HIGH BULK 3D SPACER FABRIC TECHNOLOGY FOR ORTHOPAEDIC, SPORTS AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT APPLICATIONS

BACKGROUND A new process for the development of a three dimensionally knitted, high bulk, flexible spacer fabric has been developed by the University of Manchester. 3D spacer structures are already be..

ADVANCED 3D FLEXIBLE FIBRE MATERIAL FOR WOUND MANAGEMENT, ORTHOPAEDIC, SPORTS & PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT APPLICATIONS

BACKGROUND Spacer structures find applications is many areas. These include automotive, sports wear, medical, mattresses and protective clothing such as gloves and body armour. Spacer structures could..

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