APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Pharmaceutical isotope production Water purification Nuclear waste treatment and portable analysis Production of radiation sources ADVANTAGES: Improved performance and reliability Versatile process Separates different metal ions under soft conditions Scalable and operable at room temperature BACKGROUND: Current … [Read more...] about Separation of Tetravalent Metal Ions using Protein-ligand-based Systems 2016-178
Environmental Technologies
Enhancing Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis Using Novel Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts with Pseudocapacitive Properties 2020-042
Electrocatalyst for CO2 to CO conversion with 99% selectivity and ~10% improvement in energy efficiency over competing catalysts, with minimal use of precious metals and at ambient temperature/pressure APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: This invention is best suited for companies looking to efficiently convert large CO2 waste streams into useful feedstock CO-using … [Read more...] about Enhancing Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis Using Novel Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts with Pseudocapacitive Properties 2020-042
Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO) Chelator for Metal Sensing 2020-033
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Detection of toxic lanthanide and actinides in environmental and waste samples Detection and quantification of f-block elements used as contrast agents in biomedicine ADVANTAGES: High affinity and specificity with f-block elements Single step method The only synthetic protocol to obtain gold nanoparticles functionalized with … [Read more...] about Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO) Chelator for Metal Sensing 2020-033
Peptoid-Based Chelating Molecules 2017-181
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiolabeling Metal separation Water treatment ADVANTAGES: Robust chelators High selectivity ABSTRACT: Researchers led by Rebecca Abergel have developed a new class of chelators – molecules that can bind metals – that incorporate peptoids into the chelator backbone, offering more control over the chelator’s structure and … [Read more...] about Peptoid-Based Chelating Molecules 2017-181
In vitro Assembly, Adhering Cargo to Bacterial Microcompartment (BMC) Shells 2017-131, 2016-150
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Enables health care, industrial and other commercial uses of protein-based bacterial organelles (bacterial microcompartments (BMCs)) ADVANTAGES: Modular system for 2- and 3-dimensional scaffolds/compartments Defined composition, atomic-resolution structure known Robust, programmable encapsulation or polyvalent display of multiple … [Read more...] about In vitro Assembly, Adhering Cargo to Bacterial Microcompartment (BMC) Shells 2017-131, 2016-150