Summaries by Inventor Liao, Jie

Low-cost optical sensors for high performance, discrete hearing aids
Liao, Jie ; Yang, Lan
T-019167

— 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…

Photoacoustic Detection Sensor for the Classification of Cells
Adolphson, Maxwell ; Li, Hangyue ; Liao, Jie ; Lu, Chenyang ; Sikder, Dipayon ; Yang, Lan
T-020887

— Published date: 2/13/2026 Value Proposition: A photoacoustic sensor device that can expand detection area and provide selectivity to improve the classification of cells and enhance biological sensing performance. Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have dev…

New Process Used to Enhance High Sensitivity and Detection Limit of Microresonators
Adolphson, Maxwell ; Liao, Jie ; Qavi, Abraham ; Yang, Lan
T-020406

— Published date: 2/13/2026 Value Proposition: A cost-effective packaging technique that uses non-toxic polydimethylsiloxane to protect and enhance function of WGM devices. Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new process used to package optica…

Ultra-sensitive Gas Sensor and System for Improving Gas Limit Detection
Li, Fu ; Li, Yihang ; Liao, Jie ; Mao, Wenbo ; Yang, Lan ; Zhang, Qian ; Zhao, Guangming
T-020963

— Published date: 2/13/2026 Value Proposition: A compact microresonator sensor that can enhance light-matter interaction to enable highly sensitive detection of trace amounts of gas for safety, environmental, and diagnostic applications. Technology Description Researchers at Washington Universi…