Flexible, pore-based magnetic filters integrate into microfluidic channels to capture and release magnetically tagged targets using an external magnetic field.
The technology provides single-step fluid compositions and coating methods that form superamphiphobic, transparent surfaces on substrates using silanes and stringed silica nanoparticles
The technology provides LiNbO3-structured polar oxide compositions with low band gaps for photovoltaic devices and electromagnetic radiation sensors.
With electroadhesive clutches attached, the single-chamber soft pneumatic actuator can provide local programmable stiffness modulation to achieve electronically controlled deformation.
A biocompatible hydrogel releases matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors when exposed to elevated protease activity in diseased tissue.
An all-aqueous microcapsule platform forms complexation films around cargo for biocompatible encapsulation without an oil phase.
The technology consists of superoleophobic membrane coatings incorporating functionalized hydrophilic silica nanochains to allow the separation of water from oil mixtures and emulsions.
A nanoparticle coating provides transparent, hydrophobic surface coverage on charged substrates using electrostatically bound chain-like silica assemblies.
A parallelized microfluidic system forms and cures microgels on-chip to increase production throughput while enabling control over particle size, shape, and mechanical properties.
A source-sink emulsion method forms nanocrystal superparticles and enables illumination-based spectral stabilization and color tuning of quantum dot optical devices.