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3D cavitation mapping to improve laser lithotripsy for the treatment of kidney stones

3D cavitation mapping to improve laser lithotripsy for the treatment of kidney stones

Unmet Need The prevalence of kidney stones is on the rise, having increased from approximately 4% in the 1970s to nearly 10% today. Approximately 1 in 10 of Americans will experience a kidney stone in…

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Method to produce durable synthetic rubbers that exhibit strain-induced crystallization (SIC) at ambient temperature

Method to produce durable synthetic rubbers that exhibit strain-induced crystallization (SIC) at ambient temperature

Unmet Need Polybutadiene is a synthetic rubber with high elasticity, resistance to wear, and robust ability to return to its original shape following deformation. These desirable characteristics have led to widespread use within manufacturing, namely…

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Portable mass spectrometer with high sensitivity and resolution

Portable mass spectrometer with high sensitivity and resolution

Unmet Need Mass spectrometry is a method of particle composition analysis. Traditionally, mass spectrometers are large devices with high energy requirements, restricting them to high-resource laboratory settings. Mass spectrometry can be used for isotopic analysis…

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Feature-free photogrammetric 3D imaging with cameras under unconstrained motion

Feature-free photogrammetric 3D imaging with cameras under unconstrained motion

Unmet Need With the increasing development of camera-based sensors for applications such as virtual and augmented reality, there is more demand for technologies that can image 3D structures and create interpretable digital representations – a…

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Acoustofluidic technologies for precision control in microfluidic systems

Acoustofluidic technologies for precision control in microfluidic systems

Unmet Need Achieving precise manipulation of particles, cells, and droplets in microscale liquid systems is a major challenge in life sciences, material sciences, and chemistry. Traditional microfluidic systems, which use hydrophobic channels and pressure differentials…

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An automated system for dermatological laser surgery

An automated system for dermatological laser surgery

Value Proposition Laser-based devices show promise for highly effective treatment of a range of cutaneous applications, including skin rejuvenation, tattoo removal, hair removal, vascular and pigmented lesions, and even skin cancers. During these procedures, a…

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Method to trap and transport small particles with acoustic forces

Method to trap and transport small particles with acoustic forces

Value Proposition Acoustic tweezers use ultrasound to create radiation force potential wells that enable precise and contact-free manipulation of physical and biological objects across a broad object size range. It is a fast-developing platform that…

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Surface acoustic wave based separation techniques

Surface acoustic wave based separation techniques

Value Proposition Complex biofluids such as blood, urine etc. contain a plethora of particles of interest that are of diagnostic and research interest. Examples of such particles may include exosomes, or Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC).…

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Harmonic acoustofluidics for non-contact, dynamic, selective (HANDS) particle manipulation

Harmonic acoustofluidics for non-contact, dynamic, selective (HANDS) particle manipulation

Unmet Need Precise and selective manipulation of microscale particles and cells in liquid suspension (colloidal mixture) is a challenge in the fields of biomedicine and materials science. Current methods for the assembly of colloidal matter…

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Acoustofluidic centrifuge for nanoparticle enrichment and separation

Acoustofluidic centrifuge for nanoparticle enrichment and separation

Unmet Need Nanoparticle manipulation is highly relevant to biomedical and biochemical fields, and the ability to perform nanoparticle concentration and separation has emerged as a critical need in various settings such as point-of-care diagnostics, bioassays,…

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Digital acoustofluidics: contactless liquid handling device via acoustic streaming

Digital acoustofluidics: contactless liquid handling device via acoustic streaming

Value Proposition For decades, scientists have pursued the goal of performing automated reactions in a compact fluid processor with minimal human intervention. Digital microfluidics (DMF) pioneers an appealing solution for economical automation by programmable manipulation…

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GOPTICAS: Systems and methods for measurements of Gross Primary Production (GPP)

GOPTICAS: Systems and methods for measurements of Gross Primary Production (GPP)

Unmet Need Over geological timescales, nearly half of the world’s atmospheric oxygen (O2) has been generated in the ocean by marine organisms such as algae, plankton and seaweed. These organisms synthesize oxygen based off the…

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