Novel Quantitative Method to Detect Mold Growth in Buildings
TS-066963 — The Need
Exposure to mold in homes costs billions of dollars every year. Exposure is particularly harmful to the 8% of the United States population that suffers from asthma; a leading cause of disability in children. Currently, odor, visible mold growth, and dampness are the best indicators of mold…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Balasubrahmaniam, Neeraja; Bope, Ashleigh
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Color Correction System for Accurate Colorimetric Smartphone Measurements
TS-066957 — The Need
Colorimetric tests and remote image analysis are used in a wide range of industrial and medical applications. Digital image-based measurements made with smartphones are a promising platform to quantify colors at low cost, but suffer from inconsistency and errors caused by lens quality, sen…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Panescu, Jenny; Qin, Rongjun; Song, Shuang; Zhang, Guixiang
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana