Smartphone Detection Kit for Airborne Formaldehyde and Allergens
TS-066960 — The Need
Indoor air can be polluted by various sources, including building materials, furniture, cleaning products, and even people. Exposure to these resulting contaminants and allergens can lead to a variety of health problems, such as respiratory irritation, allergies, and even cancer. It is cur…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Parquette, Jonathan; Qin, Rongjun
- 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
Thermotropic liquid crystal-based sensors for naked-eye detection of SARS-CoV-2 with ultrahigh sensitivity and selectivity
TS-063069 —
In the wake of the global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, the need for rapid, accurate, and efficient diagnostic methods for respiratory viral infections has become more critical than ever. Traditional diagnostic methods, while reliable, are often time-consuming, labor-intensive, and lack the neces…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Wang, Xiaoguang; Qin, Rongjun; Rather, Adil; Xu, Yang
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder