Scalable Micro/Nano-Wrinkle Surface Engineering via Corona Discharge
TS-073320 —
Current methods for engineering micro- and nanoscale surface topographies on elastomeric materials are often costly, complex, and incompatible with scalable manufacturing. Yet, surface microstructures are critical for enhancing biological interactions in wound healing materials, such as promoting …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhao, Yi
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Immersive VR Platform for Human Reliability Assessment for Physical Security
TS-073103 —
Physical protection remains a major driver of nuclear plant operations and maintenance costs, yet current security risk models rely on conservative assumptions and sparse empirical data on how defenders and operators actually behave under extreme threat. They rarely capture errors of commission, k…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Smidts, Carol; Dechasuravanit, Atitarn; Diao, Xiaoxu; Olatubosun, Samuel; Rownak, Md Ragib; Shafieezadeh, Abdollah; Yilmaz, Alper; Zhao, Yunfei
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Strain‑Activated Programmable Surfaces for Controlled Drug Delivery in Mechanically Regulated Diseases
TS-072945 —
Many mechanically mediated conditions such as vascular hypertension, glaucoma, and abdominal distension, present intermittent, unpredictable episodes that demand drug release only when symptoms emerge. Conventional platforms often leak at baseline, require external triggers, or cannot synchronize …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhao, Yi
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Suppressing background carbon incorporation using laser-assisted MOCVD growth of nitride-based semiconductors
TS-063717 — The Need
In the world of semiconductor material systems, the demand for advancements in optoelectronic and power electronic devices is ever-growing. The fabrication of semiconductor films, crucial for these applications, primarily relies on epitaxy technologies such as hydride vapor phase epitaxy (…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhao, Hongping; Chen, Zhaoying; Zhang, Yuxuan
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Scalable laser-assisted MOCVD chamber design with laser array input
TS-050244 — A design of scalable laser-assisted MOCVD chamber for III-nitrides and other semiconductors with a laser array input.
III-nitrides represent an important semiconductor material system for both optoelectronic and power electronic device applications. Advantages for III-nitrides include high electron saturation velocity, high critical electric field, high radiation resistance and decent thermal performance. Therefo…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhao, Hongping; Chen, Zhaoying
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Method to improve natural rubber (hevea/guayule)-toughened poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV) for food packaging applications
TS-044688 — The Need:
In today's world, the environmental impact of non-biodegradable petroleum-based polymers has become a growing concern. Industries that heavily rely on such polymers, like packaging, personal care, and pharmaceuticals, are seeking sustainable alternatives that minimize environmental ha…
- College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
- Inventors: Vodovotz, Yael; Cornish, Katrina; Koelling, Kurt; Venoor, Varun "varun"; Zhao, Xiaoying "Xiaoying"
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Spray Acid Wet Scrubbers to Recover Ammonia Emission from Poultry
TS-014832 — A novel, cost effective ammonia scrubber for use in commercial poultry facilities.
The Need: Reducing Ammonia Emissions for Environmental and Agricultural Benefits
Ammonia (NH3) emissions from animal waste pose a significant threat to human and animal health, while also contributing to environmental degradation, such as ecosystem acidification, water eutrophication, and the forma…
- College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
- Inventors: Zhao, Lingying; Hadlocon, Lara Jane; Manuzon, Roderick
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"