Graphene Ink and 3D Printing for Aerogel Water Purification Filters
A graphene-based ink suitable for Direct Ink Write (DIW) 3D printing of uniquely structured water purification filters.
Background:
Graphene aerogels are incredibly light weight 3-D versions of 2-D graphene. In many respects they make an ideal filter for purifying water with their high surface area, re-usability, and binding ability. Typically...
Published: 2/27/2024
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Inventor(s): Nirupam Aich, Arvid Masud, Chi Zhou
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Campus > University at Buffalo
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Stable Micelle Drug Formulations
Method for producing stable, concentrated drug micelles that reduce or eliminate surfactants from drug formulations.
Background:
Hydrophobic drugs comprise a substantial proportion of all pharmaceutical compounds in use today. These drugs have limited solubility in water. There are numerous strategies for addressing solubility; however, for many...
Published: 5/23/2024
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Inventor(s): Jonathan Lovell, Wentao Song, Yumiao Zhang
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Campus > University at Buffalo
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High Silica Pd/Catalysts with Enhanced Low Temperature Methane Oxidation Performance
Pd-based silica (Si/Al > 50) small pore zeolite catalysts with increased durability and improved low temperature CH4 oxidation performance (> 90% CH4 conversion at temperatures < 400ºC).
Background:
Natural gas has garnered attention as a cleaner alternative fuel for vehicles compared to gasoline or diesel. Natural gas vehicle (NGV)...
Published: 10/28/2024
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Inventor(s): Tala Mon, Jingzhi Liu, Chih-Han (Judy) Liu, Junjie Chen, Viktor Cybulskis, Eleni Kyriakidou
Keywords(s): Environment, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology
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Ceramic Membranes for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
Highly stable nanoporous membranes that enable ultrafast and precise solvent separation.
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Given the volume of solvents, catalysts and products used and produced in the chemical, energy, and pharmaceutical industries, there is a strong need for efficient and cost-effective means for their separation. At present, industrial separation...
Published: 8/9/2024
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Inventor(s): Miao Yu, Bratin Sengupta, Qiaobei Dong
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Energy Conservation
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Nature-inspired Functionally-graded UHMWPE + Kevlar Composites Achieve Extraordinarily High Strength
Nature-inspired polymers are achieved using unique processing to yield functional gradient composites with embedded Kevlar fibers exhibiting extraordinarily high strength lightweight UHMWPE materials.
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Demand for new energy absorption materials and implantable polymeric biomaterials has increased significantly in recent years. The...
Published: 10/17/2024
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Inventor(s): Shenqiang Ren, Lu An
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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Energy Efficient Steep Slope Cold Electron DIRAC Transistor
Graphene-enabled Dirac-source "cold" electron transistor breaks the sub-60 mV/decade threshold and achieves current density over 1µA/µm
Background:
Power dissipation and energy efficiency in electronics are huge barriers facing the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). Metal-oxide-semiconductor...
Published: 10/17/2024
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Inventor(s): Huamin Li, Fei Yao
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Energy Conservation, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Electronics
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Colloidal Nanocrystals with Excellent Thermal and High-Flux Stability
Novel LED nanocrystal demonstrates both temperature (at least up to 150°C) and high-flux (at least up to 20kW/cm2 of cw-excitation) stable quantum efficiencies.
Solid-state lighting (SSL) has the potential to revolutionize the lighting industry. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)--traditionally used in signs, signals and displays--are rapidly evolving...
Published: 6/18/2024
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Inventor(s): Keith Kahen
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Electronics, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Campus > University at Buffalo
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