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Improved Dental Abutment Geometries for Cement-Retained Crowns

According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, over 500,000 dental implants are performed per year in the United States. Despite being such a common procedure, peri-implant disease has been found to affect as much as 48% of implants according to the American Academy of Periodontology. Inefficiencies of commercial dental implant systems have...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Lucas Rodriguez, Danieli Rodrigues, Juliana Saba, Chandur Wadhwani

Keywords(s): Biocompatible, Biomaterials, Devices, Healthcare, Implantable, Life Sciences, Mechanical Systems, Medical, Medical Devices

Category(s): Biomedical, Dental

A New Environmentally Friendly Acid for Hydrolysis of Celluloses

Current methods for cellulose hydrolysis have serious setbacks that impede progress in ethanol production from biomass. Researchers at UT Dallas have developed a novel, minimally corrosive acid that can be used in place of the caustic chemicals that are currently used. By using this new organic acid, commercial acid hydrolysis can be undertaken without...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Duck Joo (dj) Yang, Matthew Fiala

Keywords(s): Agriculture, Biomaterials, Chemistry, Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Industrial & Manufacturing, Renewable Energy

Category(s): Industrial & Manufacturing

Sheath-Core Fibers for Superelastic Electronics, Sensors, and Muscles

Summary:From fitness trackers to smart clothing, wearables are in high demand. Researchers at UT Dallas have invented a new class of elastic wires that can be woven into clothing or made into super-stretchy charger cords. Lighter-than-air, electrically conductive sheets of tiny carbon nanotubes are wrapped around a long rubber core to create conducting...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Ray Baughman, Shaoli Fang, Carter Haines, Hongbing Lu, Dong Qian

Keywords(s): Biomaterials, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mechanical Systems, Medical Devices, Motors, Nanotechnology, Polymers, Robotics, Sensors & Controls, Textiles

Category(s): Materials, Electronics

Multifunctional Ionic liquids for Surface Modification of Dental Implants

Titanium dental implants are known for their high success rates and adequate osseointegration in vivo. However, with an increasing number of implants used, higher incidence of failures has been reported. These failures have been associated with microbial colonization, peri-implant inflammation, corrosion, implant design, overload, as well as a combination...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Danieli Rodrigues, Izabelle De Mello Gindri

Keywords(s): Antibodies, Biocompatible, Biomaterials, Coatings, Drug Delivery, Healthcare, Implantable, Life Sciences, Materials, Medical, Medical Devices, Therapeutics

Category(s): Biomedical, Dental

Novel Class of pH Responsive and Renal Clearable Tumor Imaging Agents

Non-Confidential Description:The technology is a novel class of pH responsive luminescent gold nanoparticles that are renal clearable and that selectively bind to cells in an acidic environment such as tumor cells. An advantage of these novel pH responsive nanoparticles is that they can be used to specifically target the acidic microenvironment of tumor...

Published: 4/23/2021 | Inventor(s): Jie Zheng

Keywords(s): Biocompatible, Biomarkers, Biomaterials, Diagnostics, Healthcare, Imaging, Life Sciences, Materials, Medical, Nanotechnology, Research Tools, Therapeutics

Category(s): Biomedical, Imaging