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Conductive Polymer Nanocomposites Enhanced with in situ Formation of 2D Nanoparticles for Structural Sensors and Smart Materials
(a) Sensor used for structural monitoring. (b) Sensor performance during 30 N cyclic loading. (c) Temperature sensor monitored by thermal imaging camera.Invention Summary:Conductive thermoplastic polymer matrix nanocomposites enhanced with conductive 2D nanoparticles have applications for structural sensors and smart materials. However, mixing pre-formed...
Published: 12/8/2021
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Inventor(s): Jennifer Lynch-Branzoi, Ali Ashraf
Keywords(s): Graphene technology, Polymers & Composites, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials
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Flexible Multifunctional Elastomers Sensors Enhanced with in situ Formation of 2D Nanoparticles from Layered Materials
(a) elastomer enhanced with 2D nanoparticles is highly flexible; (b) elastomer sensor attached to arm to track the movement of fingers; (c) change in current value through the sensor due to finger motions
Invention Summary:
Conductive elastomeric polymer and rubber-based composites enhanced with graphene and other 2D nanoparticle fillers are capable...
Published: 8/22/2022
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Inventor(s): Jennifer Lynch-Branzoi, Ali Ashraf
Keywords(s): Graphene technology, Polymers & Composites, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Polymers/Composites/Materials, Technology Classifications > Sensors
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Detection of Permeation of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) Through Membranes
In-situ gas membrane permeation detection setup Invention Summary:In the design of protective barriers against chemical warfare agents or toxic industrial chemicals, reliable and rapid detection of the permeation of chemicals through the barriers is of paramount importance. Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a novel method for the in-situ...
Published: 12/8/2021
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Inventor(s): Alexander Neimark, George Tsilomelekis, JONATHAN COLON
Keywords(s): Machines & Instruments, Sensors & Probes, Spectroscopy
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Spatial Dopant Separation using Core-Shell Architecture For Upconversion Luminescent Enhancement in the Erbium-Doped System
Invention Summary:
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have gained increasing attention for various biomedical applications due to their high photostability, low autofluorescent background, and deep tissue penetration; however, UCNPs also suffer from low emission intensities due to undesirable energy back-transfer. Further, the use of high-power density...
Published: 7/28/2022
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Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Hudifah Rabie, Nicholas Pasquale
Keywords(s): Imaging, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging
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Finger-input Touch Authentication using Physical Vibration (VibWrite)
Invention Summary:Researchers at Rutgers University have created an innovative authentication system named VibWrite. The system places an inexpensive vibration motor and receiver on a solid surface, such as wood, metal, plastic, glass (e.g., a door panel, a desk or an appliance). The motor sends vibrations to the receiver. When a user touches the surface...
Published: 12/8/2021
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Inventor(s): Yingying Chen, Jian Liu, Chen Wang, Nitesh Saxena
Keywords(s): Cybersecurity, Electronics, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software & Copyright, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Sensors, Technology Classifications > Telecommunications & Networking
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High-fidelity amplified FISH (amp-FISH) for sensitive and specific in situ detection of RNA
amp-FISH probes can distinguish single-nucleotide variations within single mRNA molecules and produces amplified signals in situ for both mutant and wild-type variants, each in a distinct color.Invention Summary:Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is used in clinical and research applications to detect and visualize specific nucleic acid targets...
Published: 12/8/2021
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Inventor(s): Sanjay Tyagi, Salvatore Marras
Keywords(s): Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Research Tools, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
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Fluorescent Detection of Fungal Pathogens
Mice infected intrastromally with three different strains of Aspergillus (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger). Labeling of infected area using caspofungin-conjugated fluorescent probe.Invention Summary: Diagnostic imaging could provide important spatial information about fungal infections, but current imaging modalities lack specificity for fungal pathogens....
Published: 12/8/2021
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Inventor(s): David Perlin, Guillermo Garcia-Effron, Arkady Mustaev
Keywords(s): Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Research Tools, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
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High-throughput gene expression screening in activated T-cells using FISH-Flow
Induction of gene expression and subsequent detection by FISH-Flow.
c-fos expression is induced in activated cells, which are readily identified by FISH-Flow. GFP: negative control, GAPDH: positive control.
Invention Summary:
Researchers at Rutgers have developed an assay combining the analytical power of flow cytometry and fluorescence in situ...
Published: 8/22/2022
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Inventor(s): Yuri Bushkin, Maria Gennaro, Sanjay Tyagi, Richard Pine
Keywords(s): Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
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Novel Quantitative Analytical Tool for Assessing Neurological Functions in Human Subjects
Tracking statistical signals from both mental and physical activitiesInvention Summary: Cognitive Neuroscience research uses cortical-related activity to infer various functional and anatomical aspects of the brain. However, this is done in a rather disembodied way, discounting the feedback from bodily biorhythms. In contrast, fields like Behavioral...
Published: 12/8/2021
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Inventor(s): Elizabeth Torres
Keywords(s): Bioinformatics, Biosensor, Data Science, Networks, Neurological disorder & neuropathic pain, Rehabilitation, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
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GOLD NANOSTAR SUBSTRATES FOR SERS SENSING IN THE FEMTOMOLAR REGIME
Invention Summary:Raman spectroscopy is a valuable analytical tool that employs vibration patterns for the identification of molecules. However, it is limited due to the low scattering cross section of most Raman active molecules, which leads to low sensitivity. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) increases the intensity of Raman signals by leveraging...
Published: 12/8/2021
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Inventor(s): Laura Fabris, Swarnapali Indrasekara
Keywords(s): Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Sensors
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