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Bioactive Supramolecular Peptide Amphiphile Platforms for CNS In Vitro Models, CNS Regeneration, and Neurotherapeutic Delivery
SHORT DESCRIPTION A suite of self‑assembling peptide amphiphile nanostructures and hydrogels that mimic key neurotrophic factors, modulate ionic and electrical microenvironments, and protect therapeutic peptides to enhance neural survival, maturation, and regeneration across CNS diseases and injuries INVENTORS Samuel I Stupp Weinberg...
Published: 6/16/2026   |   Updated: 6/16/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): AD - Alzheimer’s Disease, ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, BIO2026, Biomaterials, CNS - Central Nervous System, Drug delivery, Drug discovery, Drug screening, Hydrogel, In vitro models, Neurology, PD - Parkinson's Disease, Regenerative medicine, Research tool, Scaffold, SCI - Spinal cord injury, Smart/Functional materials, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT > Neurology, Life Sciences > Therapeutics
Enzyme-Based Method for the Amplified Detection of Molecules on Particles (Case No. 2026-130)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a novel enzyme-based particle platform that enables amplified molecular detection in fully aqueous systems for sensitive, multiplexed analysis of low-abundance analytes. Background: The detection of molecules and determination of enzymatic activity are foundational across...
Published: 6/15/2026   |   Updated: 6/5/2026   |   Inventor(s): Alyssa Arnheim, Dino Di Carlo
Keywords(s): Antibody, Aptamers, Assay, barcode, Biomarker, Biosensor, Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), Drug Discovery, ELISA, enzyme functionalization, Enzyme Substrate (Biology), Flow Cytometry, Fluorescence, High-Throughput Screening, hydrogel, Immunoassay, Medical diagnostics, microparticles, Molecular Biology, multiplexed analysis, multiplexing, Nucleic Acids, protein, Signal-To-Noise Ratio
Category(s): Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Diagnostic Markers, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Life Science Research Tools > Antibodies
Photo-expanding Spiropyran Hydrogels
yle> 2021-037 Short Description Sulfonate-based, water-soluble spiropyran photoswitches can be covalently incorporated into hydrogel networks to trigger light-driven volumetric expansion, with reversible contraction under dark conditions. The technology enables photoresponsive hydrogels and soft materials with tunable actuation behavior using light,...
Published: 5/18/2026   |   Updated: 5/18/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Hydrogel, Materials, Smart/Functional materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
3D Printed Electroactive Biomaterials for Sensing and Stimulation
NU 2020-005 INVENTORS Jonathan Rivnay* Anthony J. Petty II Cheng Sun Henry Oliver T. Ware SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel post printing functionalization process that allows one to bestow tunable electroactivity on a biocompatible 3D printed hydrogen without sacrificing the resolution of the print. BACKGROUND Incorporating electroactive components...
Published: 2/3/2026   |   Updated: 1/30/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Electronics & Circuits, Hydrogel, Hydrogel
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
3D Printed Electroactive Biomaterials for Sensing and Stimulation
NU 2020-005 INVENTORS Jonathan Rivnay* Anthony J. Petty II Cheng Sun Henry Oliver T. Ware SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel post printing functionalization process that allows one to bestow tunable electroactivity on a biocompatible 3D printed hydrogen without sacrificing the resolution of the print. BACKGROUND Incorporating electroactive components...
Published: 2/3/2026   |   Updated: 1/30/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Electronics & Circuits, Hydrogel, Hydrogel
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
VOLUME IMAGING OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS BY PHOTOCHEMICAL SECTIONING
VOLUME IMAGING OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS BY PHOTOCHEMICAL SECTIONING Researchers at UC Berkeley and University of Illinois, Chicago have developed a nanoscale volume fluorescence imaging method that enables high-resolution imaging of large tissue volumes. Hydrogel-based tissue clearing and expansion techniques have improved the ability to study cellular...
Published: 4/14/2026   |   Updated: 11/6/2024   |   Inventor(s): Gokul Upadhyayula, RuiXuan Gao
Keywords(s): Hydrogel, Imaging, Photodegradable
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biology
A Novel “Host-Guest”-Based Supramolecular Hydrogel for Dental Pulp Regeneration (Case No. 2023-154)
Summary: Researchers in the Department of Dentistry at UCLA have developed an innovative hydrogel for a vast array of biomedical and tissue engineering applications. Background: Hydrogels have emerged as powerful tools in biomedical engineering due to their ability to provide a supportive environment for cell growth, tissue repair, and drug delivery....
Published: 4/29/2025   |   Updated: 10/1/2024   |   Inventor(s): Alireza Moshaverinia, Weihao Yuan
Keywords(s): anti-dehydration, Drug Delivery, dynamic identification, hydrogel, Stem Cells / Regenerative Medicine, Targeted Therapy, tissue regeneration
Category(s): Chemical, Materials > Functional Materials, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Platforms > Drug Delivery > Antibody Delivery Platforms, Platforms > Drug Delivery > Nanoparticles, Platforms > Drug Delivery > Viral Delivery Systems, Therapeutics > Cell Therapy, Therapeutics > Medication, Therapeutics > Stem Cells And Regenerative Medicine
­COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RE-ACTIVATION OF DYSFUNCTIONAL SKELETAL STEM CELLS
­COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RE-ACTIVATION OF DYSFUNCTIONAL SKELETAL STEM CELLS Researchers at Stanford University have developed a novel therapeutic avenue for the treatment of osteoporosis and other musculoskeletal diseases. Musculoskeletal disease incidence rates have increased in recent years in response to an aging population. Available...
Published: 9/24/2024   |   Updated: 9/24/2024   |   Inventor(s): Charles Chan, Thomas Ambrosi, Irving Weissman, Michael Longaker, Rahul Sinha, Debashis Sahoo
Keywords(s): Hydrogel, Stem Cell
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biology
Aesthetics and Wound Healing-related Technologies
NU2014-173; NU2014-168; NU2015-071; NU2015-101; NU2017-011; NU2018-151; NU2020-033; NU2020-249; NU2022-016; NU2022-079; NU2024-094 Transform your wound care and tissue repair solutions with our portfolio of technologies that provide cutting-edge solutions for wound care, tissue engineering, and disease treatment. This includes hydrogels that promote...
Published: 4/15/2026   |   Updated: 9/6/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Biomedical, Biotechnology, General surgery, Hydrogel, Wound healing
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Functional Enrichment and Purification of a Therapeutically Superior Population of Cells (Case No. 2024-024)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Bioengineering and Biological Chemistry have developed a method for identifying and enriching therapeutically useful cell sub-populations based on their secretions (SEC-seq). Background: Cell function is defined by a myriad of biomolecules that they secrete; over 3 thousand proteins are estimated to...
Published: 3/3/2025   |   Updated: 8/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Dino Di Carlo, Kathrin Plath, Shreya Udani, Justin Langerman
Keywords(s): Cell Surface Receptor, Cytometry, Flow Cytometry, Functional Genomics, High-Throughput Screening, hydrogel, Microfluidics, single cell analysis, Therapeutics
Category(s): Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Oncology > Oncology Immunotherapy, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Therapeutics > Cell Therapy
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