Archive for December 2020
Novel Peptides for Treating Cocaine Addiction And Pain
The Problems Drug addiction is a scourge of both developed and less-developed societies. The economic impact of drug addiction includes direct treatment costs as well as lost productivity and crime. Neuropathic pain is a chronic pain condition caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction in the nervous system. It can be a consequence of many different…
Read MoreINNOVATIVE MICRON-SIZE PLASMONIC COLOR SORTER
The Problem Color generation is commonly pigmentation related, and its pixel size is limited to a few and up to tens of microns, two orders of magnitude larger than the diffraction limit in the visible range. Colors can also be generated via interference processes in photonic crystals and in plasmonic sub-wavelength structures. Plasmonic color generators…
Read MoreNovel 3d Photo-thermal Printing of Metals & Composites
The Problem While 3D printing of polymeric materials is prevalent, metals are indispensable for structural support, heat dissipation, and electrical conductivity. Extensive research to allow additive manufacturing (AM) of metals has resulted in a range of techniques, the most established of them are selective laser melting (SLM), electron beam melting (EBM), and metal inkjet printing.…
Read MoreA Novel Encapsulated Stabilized Vitamin A (Retinoic Acid) for Cosmetic Applications
The Problem All-trans retinoic acid, the most active form of vitamin A, is known to be highly beneficial in dermatology and other biomedical applications. However, all-trans retinoic acid is extremely sensitive when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, due to the conjugated double bonds that comprise its chemical structure. The Solution Our cutting-edge invention is a nano/micron-sized…
Read MoreLeading, Innovative Anti-Microbial Coating
The Problem The presence of microbial contamination of surfaces poses a serious problem from the point of view of health protection. There is a growing market demand to improve effectivity, safety, endurance, and cost of anti-microbial coating. The Solution We propose a novel bio-inspired nanocapsule that can firmly attach to any surface and kill encapsulated bacteria.…
Read MoreHydrogen Sensor from Organometallic Precursor
The Problem Sensors require excessive operation power which results in high cost and complex operation. The Solution Novel nanoscale sensors with ultra-low power consumption The Commercial Benefit Our innovative nanoscale sensors are easy to deploy, consume significantly less power, and is almost entirely disposable Market Potential The nanosensor market is expected to reach a CAGR of 79.83%…
Read MoreNovel 64cu(Ii) Radiotracer For Diagnostic Of Hypoxia
The Problem The development of a biomarker for hypoxic tissues is essential both for diagnostic formulation and treatment planning for most cancer patients. Although the current PET radiotracers are non-invasive imaging modality techniques of tumor hypoxia, they are not being used routinely due to slow uptake by hypoxic. Cu(II)-tracers have been suggested to become one…
Read MoreImproved Tumor Margins Detection Using Gold Nano-rods
The Problem Most optical-physiological diagnoses are based on the insertion of light, with known parameters, to a tested tissue, followed by the measurement of the reflected, transmitted, or absorbed light. Changes in the optical properties of this light such as its spectrum, polarization, or intensity, compared to the injected light, result from interactions of the…
Read MoreMetabolic Imaging Of Cancer Using CT
The Problem Current conventional structural diagnostic modalities do not detect evident of cancer lesions at early stages as they are not cancer-specific. The Solution The functional imaging FDG-PET provides the ability to visualize cancer cells based on their increased glucose metabolic activity and can detect tumor presence at early stages that conventional structural diagnostic modalities…
Read MoreGlucose Conjugated Gold Nano-particles for Cancer Detection
The Problem Cancer detection is currently based on two insufficient imaging techniques: structural and functional. While structural techniques identify anatomic details and provide information on tumor location, size, and spread, based on endogenous contrast, they are ineffective in detecting critical small tumors or metastases.The main functional imaging technique, FDG-PET, is based on increased glucose metabolic activity…
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