APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Diagnostics and analytical chemistry Detection of gadolinium-based contrast agents in urine BENEFITS: Uses luminescence spectroscopy, a lower cost and more efficient method that does not require sample digestion and preparation compared to the industry standard that uses mass spectrometry Capable … [Read more...] about Rapid Detection of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Urine with a Chelated Europium Luminescent Probe 2020-072
Biotechnology
Detecting Neurodegenerative Disease Using Skin Cells and Infrared Light 2021-126
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Diagnostic tool for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease in living patients Disease class predictions in the absence of overt pathology Diagnostic for early detection of other neurodegenerative or neurological diseases Potential diagnostic tool for a broad range of illnesses, including COVID-19 and breast … [Read more...] about Detecting Neurodegenerative Disease Using Skin Cells and Infrared Light 2021-126
Evolved Pseudomonas putida KT2440 with Enhanced Xylose and Galactose Utilization 2021-054
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Efficient conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into advanced and sustainable fuels and chemicals BENEFITS: Lowers the cost of converting lignocellulosic feedstocks to sustainable fuels and chemicals by increasing host utilization of xylose and galactose sugars Bioengineering does not use plasmids and maintains a high growth … [Read more...] about Evolved Pseudomonas putida KT2440 with Enhanced Xylose and Galactose Utilization 2021-054
Build Optimization Software Tools (BOOST) for DNA Sequence Design 2016-107
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Synthetic biology Genomics Gene characterization Drug discovery BENEFITS: Accelerates gene discovery and characterization toward practical applications Significantly reduces cost and turnaround time of DNA sequence synthesis Automatically detects and redesigns difficult sequences for DNA synthesis with higher success … [Read more...] about Build Optimization Software Tools (BOOST) for DNA Sequence Design 2016-107
Novel Pathway for Efficient 3-Hydroxypropionate (3-HP) and Acrylate Production 2017-065
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Acrylate polymers for broad application: plastic additives, surface coatings, water treatment, adhesives, textiles, surfactants, and others. ADVANTAGES: Production of 3-HP with very high yield Cost reduction Process optimization ABSTRACT: Acrylate is a crucial industrial component of polymers utilized for a wide range of … [Read more...] about Novel Pathway for Efficient 3-Hydroxypropionate (3-HP) and Acrylate Production 2017-065