by | Nov 5, 2020 | Damiano, Ralph, Schuessler, Richard
— Technology Description
This technology is a patented method aimed at increasing the success rate of atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment by designing customized, patient-specific cardiac ablation lesion sets.
AF, the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, has traditionally been treated with a ma…
by | Sep 25, 2020 | Binkley, Michael, Bose, Arpita, Meacham, John, Rengasamy, Karthikeyan
— Technology Description
An interdisciplinary team of Washington University researchers has developed a high-throughput microfluidic bioelectrochemical cell (μBEC) that collects electrochemical data and is compatible with live-cell microscopy and spectrometry. This device transcends the capabilit…
by | Sep 3, 2020 | Curiel, David
— Background:
Viral vectors have been used for in vivo delivery of CRISPR/Cas9. However, it’s applications have been limited by the native tropism of the viral vector. To better utilize in vivo editing, methods must be developed to accomplish efficient, selective and coordinated delivery of CRI…
by | Sep 3, 2020 | Hu, Yifei, Van Dyke-Blodgett, Joshua
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Compounds containing piperazic acid (Piz), a nonproteinogenic amino acid, are of significant interest for drug discovery. Peptidic compounds incorporating Piz as a building block include antibacterial, antiviral, immunomodulatory and anticancer drug leads, and all naturally-occurring Pi…
by | Sep 1, 2020 | Liao, Jie, Yang, Lan
— Technology Description
A team of engineers in Prof. Lan Yang’s laboratory have developed ultra-sensitive, broad bandwidth optical sensors that could detect sound in low-cost, discrete hearing devices. This technology utilizes whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators as compact photonic vibra…