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Electrostatic-Directed Deposition of Nanoparticles on a Field Generating Substrates
Published Thursday, January 19, 2006Functional nanoparticles are being considered the building blocks of potential micro and nano-scale electronic, optoelectronic devices and gas sensors. Fabrication of nanoparticle-based devices would require accurate alignment of nanoparticles in specific locations. Methods for aligning nano-particles with an electric field in a charge-...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): nanoparticles, nano, electrostatic assembly PN junction
Docket: PS-2005-006
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A New Type of Perfluorocarbon Based Nanofluids for Effective Heat Transfer
Published Wednesday, January 18, 2006Thermal management in the next decade of microelectronics and optoelectronics will require heat transfer fluids with improved performance over those currently available. Nanofluids exhibit significant enhancement in thermal conductivity but are not practical because of low long-term stability issues and an inability to currently mass-produce such...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): FC-72, perfluro, working fluid, nano, cooling, evaporation
Docket: PS-2005-091
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Shot Boundary Detection and Keyframe Extraction Using Pixel-To-Neighbor Image Differences
Published Sunday, December 4, 2005Video analysis plays an important role in multimedia and surveillance industries. An essential component of video analysis is shot boundary detection. This fundamental step is included with low-level feature extraction, high-level feature extraction, and search (interactive, manual and automatic) in video retrieval and evaluation technologies...
Categories: Information Technology
Keyword(s): TREC Video Retrieval Evaluation (TRECVID) fade cut dissolve shot boundary
Docket: IS-2005-104
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IOBoard
Published Sunday, October 30, 2005An electric in/out board that allows for the status tracking of employees and assets. It is a web-based system that works with all computer operating systems. System features include:Access control by user;Ability to support multiple groups, and a single user could be a "group";Status in/out information for employee (...
Categories: Information Technology
Keyword(s): administrative software, in, out, employee tracking
Docket: IS-2005-026
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Micro-Fluidic Pumping
Published Sunday, October 30, 2005It is known in the art that most solid surfaces acquire a surface electric charge when brought into contact with a polar liquid. The surface charging mechanisms include, for example, ionization, ion adsorption and ion dissolution. These mechanisms occur naturally, and their strength depends on the solid and liquid materials, as well as the surface...
Categories: Microfluidics
Keyword(s): electroosmosis, actuators, EOF pumping
Docket: PS-2004-088
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Fabrication and Integration of Polymeric BioMEMS
Published Sunday, September 11, 2005A variety of methods are used to fabricate microfluidic devices. Channels can be micromachined into silicon using traditional microelectronic techniques. However, glass and silicon processing are time consuming and expensive often require the use of hazardous materials. The present invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical device...
Categories: Biomaterials, Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials, Microfluidics
Keyword(s): nano, MEMS, biofabrication, chitosan
Docket: PS-2003-092
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Novel Degradable Biomaterials
Published Tuesday, August 30, 2005Strategies for tissue engineering usually involve three components: a biocompatible scaffold, chemical signaling factors, and transplanted cells. The scaffold acts as a site for cell attachment and proliferation. Once the scaffold is implanted it will lead to regeneration of native tissue. The few synthetic degradable polymers studied previously...
Categories: Biomaterials
Keyword(s): degradable polymers, adhesives, dental, tissue engineering, biomaterial
Docket: LS-2005-056
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A Novel Dual Reporter System
Published Tuesday, August 23, 2005Fluorescent proteins are genetically encoded, easily imaged reporters crucial in cell biology and biotechnology. Fluorescent proteins make possible the relatively straightforward study of proteins within living cells and are very valuable research tools. Researchers at the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University...
Categories: Imaging devices
Keyword(s): fluorescent kit, Fluorescence, reporter, protein
Docket: LS-2005-031
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Efficient Aziridination of Olefins
Published Tuesday, August 23, 2005Aziridination is a powerful approach for the synthetic incorporation of nitrogen into a molecular architecture from an olefin precursor. Largely regarded for their synthetic versatility, aziridines are well suited for ring opening with an assortment of nucleophiles to yield functional amines.A researcher in the Department of Chemistry...
Categories: Chemical
Keyword(s): aziridination, olefins, 525
Docket: LS-2005-012
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Comestibles and Food Premixes for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and the Procedures to Produce
Published Thursday, August 18, 2005Prevention is of paramount importance for diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Comestibles including food and supplemental products may play a critical role to combat these diseases. Novel comestibles rich in health beneficial factors are in high demand to prevent certain diseases and to promote general human health.Researchers in...
Categories: Natural Compounds
Keyword(s): cancer, comestibles, heart disease, fiber, disease prevention, health
Docket: LS-2005-002