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Zero Trade-Off Carbon Capture
TS-076602 — The Bio-inspired MOF Advantage
Industrial CO2 capture is widely deployed at point-source emissions—such as power plants and cement factories—as well as in emerging Direct Air Capture installations. The dominant commercial technology, liquid amine scrubbing, relies on strong chemical bonds to deliver high capture cap…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Wade, Casey; Bien, Caitlin
  • Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"

PCL Based Biopolymers with Extended Range and Possibilities
TS-076338 — PCL has been a key material in modern medicine and advanced medical device manufacturing. Able to degrade away slowly in the body without producing toxic residues, PCL has been used for medical implants and controlled drug release over time. However, PCL is inherently hydrophobic and has set degra…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Quinonez, Maria Priscila; Watkins, Davita
  • Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana

Saccharide Based RAFT Agents: Enabling the Next Generation of Biocompatible Smart Polymers
TS-075519 — A galactose-based RAFT chain transfer agent (Gal-RAFT) that incorporates a sugar moiety at the polymer terminus, enabling the synthesis of well-defined polymers with an integrated carbohydrate handle for subsequent biological applications.
Overview Most commercial RAFT agents are designed for polymerization control, including but not limited to chain length, architecture, and dispersity, and lack biologically relevant functionality for advanced drug delivery and targeting. Hence, incorporating a targeting molecule requires separate …
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Kulkarni, Anuja; Watkins, Davita
  • Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana

NanoCryptograph: Next-Generation Cryptography with Nanopore-Derived True Random Number Generation
TS-075198 — Nanopore-based cryptography enabling stronger, more reliable randomness for modern cybersecurity.
The Need As digital infrastructure scales and cyber threats become more sophisticated, the integrity of cryptographic systems increasingly depends on the quality of their randomness. From encryption keys to authentication protocols, weak or predictable entropy can undermine even the most advanced …
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Bandara, Nuwan; Amarasekara, Dhanush; Gussenhoven, Katherine
  • Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana

High-Solubility Asymmetric Sulfonamide Electrolytes for High-Voltage Batteries
TS-075052 — Next-generation lithium- and metal-based batteries require higher energy density, which depends on operating at elevated voltages. However, conventional electrolyte salts suffer from limited electrochemical stability, low solubility, and degradation issues such as aluminum current collector corros…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Wu, Yiying; McCulloch, William
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Magnetic-Field-Enhanced Topological Semimetal Thermoelectric Devices
TS-074813 — Thermoelectric technologies offer a compelling route for waste heat recovery, solid-state cooling, and power generation, but their adoption remains limited by inherently low efficiency. Conventional materials are constrained by tradeoffs between electrical conductivity, thermopower, and thermal co…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Skinner, Brian; Chakraborty, Poulomi; Heremans, Joseph; Scales, Joshua
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

Solar-Driven Adsorption Air Conditioning Using Advanced Porous Materials
TS-074344 — Air conditioning is a major driver of global electricity demand, peak load stress, and greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in hot and humid climates. Conventional vapor-compression systems rely on electricity-intensive compressors, struggle with efficient humidity control, and are poorly matche…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Clark, Jordan; Ho, W.S. Winston; Wade, Casey
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

Full-film Dry Transfer of MBE grown 2D Materials
TS-074084 —
2D van der Waals (vdW) materials are atomically thin sheets that can be stacked to form heterostructures with customizable electronic, optical, and magnetic properties. These heterostructures are promising for next‑generation technologies such as quantum devices, optoelectronics, and spintronics…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Li, Ziling; Kawakami, Roland; Swann, Matthew; Zhou, Wenyi
  • Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"

From Pigment to Performance: Precision Melanin Supraparticles Powering Advanced Market Solutions
TS-071959 — Unlocking high-value nanomaterials for next-generation electronics, energy solutions, medical products, and environmental technologies.
Overview Synthetic melanins have similar properties as lab-made carbon nanomaterials but are biocompatible and can be prepared sustainably. However, commercial adoption of melanin nanomaterials is hindered by limited size control, poor scale-up, and limited solubility, preventing use in advanced el…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Kohler, Bern; Empey-Kohl, Forrest; Grieco, Christopher; Madhu, Meera; Vaidyanathan, Adithya
  • Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana

RAFT Agents for Controlled Radical Polymerization of Biofunctionalized Polymeric Materials
TS-068081 — These RAFT agents enable synthesis of novel polymer materials with enhanced biocompatibility and tailored functionality, suited for a wide range of biomedical applications.
Background The growing demand for biofunctionalized polymer materials in fields such as drug delivery and diagnostics requires precise control over polymer properties. However, current reagents for Reversible Addition Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization struggle with achieving the ne…
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
  • Inventors: Kulkarni, Anuja; Watkins, Davita
  • Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana

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