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Multifunctional nanofiber materials for mechanical and thermal protection
Protective equipment provides safety for users from hazardous conditions; however, the equipment and the materials that it's made from are usually designed to protect against a single threat. When an operator needs protection from different hazard…
Investigators
- Kevin Parker
- Grant Gonzalez
- John Zimmerman
Electrically Controlled, Shape Morphing Dielectric Elastomer Devices
Soft materials, such as elastomers, can be used as actuators and provide much larger dimensional changes, compared to piezoelectric and electrostrictive materials. However, these dimensional changes in elastomers do not result in more complex shape…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- David Clarke
- Ehsan Hajiesmaili
Stick-on Large-Strain Sensors for Soft Robots
Soft robots require sensors that are soft, stretchable, and conformable to preserve their adaptivity and safety. This technology provides “stick-on” large-strain sensors for soft robots and enables novel functionality for wearable robots, serving as…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Robert Howe
- Zhigang Suo
- Canhui Yang
- Sibo Cheng
- Yashraj Narang
Integrated mounting solution for solid state spin sensors used for bulk detection and imaging
Sensors based on solid state spin system for measuring magnetic fields, electric fields, temperature, pressure, and other physical quantities can offer high resolution sensing at low cost and low power input. These systems employ point defects in…
Investigators
- Ronald Walsworth
- Matthew Turner
- John Barry
- Jennifer Schloss
Enhanced solid state spin magnetometer sensitivity using spin bath control and differential double quantum measurement
Nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond solid-state spin systems are highly useful for quantum sensing, however, improving the sensitivity is essential to realizing their potential applications. DC magnetic field sensitivity is typically limited by dephasing…
Investigators
- Ronald Walsworth
- Connor Hart
- Erik Bauch
- Matthew Turner
- Jennifer Schloss
- John Barry
Printing Microparticles for Drug Delivery
A startup emerging from Jennifer Lewis' lab intends to commercialize a technology platform that can produce microdroplets of highly viscous fluids, with applications in drug formulation and delivery. (Image courtesy of the Lewis Lab.)Droplet-based…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Jennifer Lewis
Mechanically-induced regeneration
Skeletal muscle and satellite cells are sensitive to biophysical and microenvironmental cues, and there is evidence that physical manipulation of damaged muscle may promote recovery. David Mooney’s lab has used biphasic ferrogel scaffolds to create…
Investigators
- David Mooney
Polymeric material for dentin restoration
David Mooney’s lab has demonstrated the use of triacrylates TMPTA and PETA as tools for the repair of dental tissues. They found that dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) adhered to these triacrylate polymers, which had been cured by visible light, and…
Investigators
- David Mooney
Tough hydrogel-based tissue adhesives
Existing adhesives are currently insufficient to bind to biological tissues, because they cannot bind strongly to wet or dynamic surfaces. David Mooney’s lab has used a bio-inspired design to create a new tough adhesive (TA) that consists of two…
Investigators
- David Mooney
A New Electrochemical Method of CO2 Capture
There are increasing efforts worldwide to reduce reliance on fossil fuel-based energy. However, in parallel, other approaches are urgently required to deal with the problem of rising CO2 emissions.This invention “A New Electrochemical Method of CO2…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Michael Aziz