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Transient Optical Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier by Laser Excitation of Plasmonic Nanoparticles

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) poses a low permeability to most drugs and poses a significant challenge to effective treatment of brain diseases. The BBB restricts the delivery of most drug molecules into the brain by tight junctions (TJs) that seal gaps between adjacent endothelial cells, displaying low permeability and high electrical resistance. Herein,...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Zhenpeng Qin, Xiaoqing Li, Xiuying Li, Shashank Sirsi, Heather Hayenga, Edward Pan

Keywords(s): Biomarkers, Diagnostics, Drug Delivery, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Imaging, Materials, Medical, Research Tools, Therapeutics

Category(s): Biomedical, Nanotechnology, Healthcare

Twistron Mechanical Energy Harvesters

Mechanical energy harvesters are needed for diverse applications, including self-powered wireless sensors, structural and human health monitoring systems, automotive technologies, and the extraction of energy from ocean waves. Until now, few harvesters have been flexible enough to be used as yarns in textiles, and the performance of such yarns has been...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Shi Hyeong Kim, Carter Haines, Na Li, Keon Jung Kim, Tae Jin Mun, Changsoon Choi, Jiangtao Di, Shaoli Fang, Seon Jeong Kim, Ray Baughman

Keywords(s): Automotive, Carbon Nanomaterials, Carbon Nanotubes, Electronics, Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Renewable Energy, Sensors & Controls, Textiles, Wireless

Category(s): Nanotechnology

Biscrolling Nanopowders and Carbon Nanotube Sheets into Fibers, Yarns and Textiles

Non-Confidential Description:The technology is the first known method to spin biscrolled fibers/yarns from nanopowder materials using carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets as the host. Nanopowder materials (nanoparticles, nanofibers) are loaded onto the CNT sheets to form bi-layered sheets, which are then scrolled into fibers. A key advantage of this technology...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Ray Baughman, Shaoli Fang, Marcio Lima, Raquel Robles, Xavier Lepro-Chavez, Mohammad Haque, Anvar Zakhidov, Chihye Lewis Azad, Javier Carretero-Gonzalez, Elizabet Castillo-Martinez, Carter Haines, David Novitski, Mikhail Kozlov

Keywords(s): Chemistry, Coatings, Drug Delivery, Electronics, Energy Storage & Battery, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Healthcare, Processes, Semiconductor, MEMS & Nanotechnology, Textiles

Category(s): Materials, Nanotechnology

A Method of Storage and Controlled Delivery of Nitric Oxide

Invention:The invention is unique Titanium dioxide nanotubes decorated with NO releasing groups to store and deliver NO using photochemical methods in both external and internal medical treatments. It provides a method of storing NO that can be delivered to targeted spaces and a controlled photodynamic activation process that eliminates any potential...

Published: 10/26/2022 | Inventor(s): Kenneth Balkus, Chalita Ratanatawanate

Keywords(s): Biocompatible, Chemistry, Drug Delivery, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Materials, Medical Devices, Textiles, Therapeutics

Category(s): Biomedical, Nanotechnology, Healthcare