APPLICATIONS: Cancer treatment using transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) ADVANTAGES: Concentrates TACE reagents in the tumor area Reduces amount of Doxorubicin circulating in the body High binding capacity and fast binding kinetics specifically accommodate large amounts of Doxorubicin Not thrombogenic ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab, in … [Read more...] about Copolymer Electrolyte Mesh Filtering TACE Therapy Components 2014-140
Human Health/Precision Medicine
Left-Right Canted-Cosine-Theta (CCT) Windings for Charged Particle Beam Optics 2014-163
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Any application that requires strong alternating fields including Ion beam therapy gantry systems Transportation and focusing of beams with larger momentum spread Synchrotron light sources ADVANTAGES: Compact design allows efficient alternating of multipole sign (dipole, quadrupole, etc.) Using superconductors, lightweight … [Read more...] about Left-Right Canted-Cosine-Theta (CCT) Windings for Charged Particle Beam Optics 2014-163
Centromere/Kinetochore Protein Genes for Cancer Prognosis, Diagnosis, and Treatment 2013-163
Based on a signature of 21 CEN/KT genes demonstrated to be linked to the progression of many different types of cancers, this technology has the potential to identify early stage patients at high risk for disease progression, predict survival prognosis and the risk of metastatic relapse for patients being treated for multiple cancers at various pathological stages, and predict … [Read more...] about Centromere/Kinetochore Protein Genes for Cancer Prognosis, Diagnosis, and Treatment 2013-163
Producing Antibiotics with Growth-Arrested Cells 2014-061
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Antibiotic production on an industrial scale ADVANTAGES: May lower the production costs of compounds that are only cost-effective to produce using synthetic chemistry May increase production titers ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed an affordable method to produce a diverse arsenal of … [Read more...] about Producing Antibiotics with Growth-Arrested Cells 2014-061
Biomarkers for Detection of Thirdhand Smoke Exposure 2014-060
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Early detection, risk assessment and monitoring in-house exposure to thirdhand smoke (THS) ADVANTAGES: Biomarker is unique to THS ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have shed light on the cellular mechanisms linking exposure to thirdhand smoke (THS) with oxidative stress, DNA damage and cancer risk. They have also identified a … [Read more...] about Biomarkers for Detection of Thirdhand Smoke Exposure 2014-060