Noninvasive Rapid Radiation Exposure Assay
TS-068290 — The Need
Radiation exposure poses significant health risks, including cancer and other illnesses, making it crucial for clinicians to accurately measure and assess the extent of radiation exposure. Existing methods often require invasive procedures and may not detect exposure at lower dose ranges.
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- Inventors: Schultz, Zachary; Jacob, Naduparambil; Morder, Courtney; Witte, Spencer
- 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…
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- Inventors: Kulkarni, Anuja; Watkins, Davita
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
IR Precision: Revolutionizing Colorectal Cancer Metastasis Diagnosis with the CCML Library
TS-064834 — The Need: Colorectal cancer remains a significant global health challenge, particularly when it metastasizes to the liver. Accurate and rapid diagnosis of metastatic liver lesions is crucial for effective treatment planning and patient outcomes. Traditional diagnostic methods often lack the specific…
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- Inventors: Coe, James; Allen, Heather; Bradley, Rebecca; Hitchcock, Charles; Martin, Edward
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Methods and Apparatus to Improve MRI Efficiency
TS-062627 — Magnetic Resonance Imaging (“MRI”) is one of the most important modern medical imaging modalities. It has far less risk of side effects than most other imaging modalities. Generally, a high quality image requires high signal-to-noise ratio, high contrast between normal and pathological t…
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- Inventors: Wang, Jinghua
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Optimizing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) protocols
TS-062328 — The Need
Medical imaging plays a crucial role in modern healthcare, aiding in the accurate diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a widely used non-invasive imaging modality that offers significant advantages over other techniques due to its lack of ionizin…
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- Inventors: Wang, Jinghua; He, Lili; Lu, Zhong-Lin; Parikh, Nehal
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Assessment of Sensory Memory Functions
TS-062313 — The Need
In the field of human information processing, the accurate assessment of iconic memory decay function is crucial for understanding memory-related disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Conventional testing methods, like the method of constant stimuli (MCS), are time-consuming, requirin…
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- Inventors: Lu, Zhong-Lin; Baek, Jongsoo; Lesmes, Luis
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Multi-carrier processing in auditory prosthetic devices
TS-014871 — Encoding strategy for improvement
of speech understanding in a noisy environment for audiotory prosthetic devices.
There are about 275 million adults globally with moderate to severe hearing loss and 360 million adults with mild hearing loss. The current solutions to allow these people to hear better include hearing aids, hearing loss counseling, cochlear implants, alerting devices, and other communication aid…
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- Inventors: Apoux, Frederic; Healy, Eric
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"