by | Feb 23, 2022 | Cui, Jianmin
— Disease indication – Long QT Syndrome (resulting in ventricular arrhythmia, epilepsy, deafness)
Drug format – Small molecule
Drug class – Lead compounds are repurposed drugs
Research stage and preliminary data – Based on in silico screening of KCNQ, the researchers selecte…
by | Feb 18, 2022 | Elbert, Donald, Roam, Jacob
— Technology Description
Engineers led by Dr. Donald L. Elbert have developed a patented, self-assembling hydrogel microsphere scaffold system designed to improve tissue regeneration by creating cell migration pathways to repair large nerve gaps. This technology generates the migration pathways by c…
by | Feb 7, 2022 | Balgley, Jesse, Henriksen, Erik
— Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to control charge doping in 2D materials like graphene. This method uses α-RuCl3 to create pn junctions at a smaller scale than silicon transistors.
While α-RuCl3 efficiently removes el…
by | Jan 20, 2022 | Bayly, Philip, Derdeyn, Colin, Elbert, Donald, Genin, Guy, Leuthardt, Eric, McCoy, Kathleen, Suh, JunWoo, Teh, Yuni, Vemuri, Chandu, Zhao, Alan, Zipfel, Gregory
— Background: Popliteal artery aneurysms are the most prevalent type of peripheral aneurysms and are treated surgically to prevent rupture. Currently, surgical options include open surgery or endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). EVAR is less invasive than open surgery, resulting in shorter hospital st…
by | Oct 21, 2021 | Alazzawi, Yarub, Aono, Kenji, Chakrabartty, Shantanu, Scheller, Erica
— Technology Description
Engineers in Prof. Shantanu Chakrabartty’s laboratory have developed a convenient, wireless power transfer system that exploits the body’s self-capacitance to charge small, low power, wearable and minimally-invasive devices.
Wearable devices traditionally rely o…