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Bio-TDS

The Bio-TDS (Bioscience Query Tool Discovery Systems, http://biotds.org/) has been developed to assist researchers in retrieving the most applicable analytic tools by allowing them to formulate their questions as free text. The Bio-TDS is a flexible retrieval system that affords users from multiple bioscience domains (e.g. genomic, proteomic, bio-imaging)...

Published: 12/8/2020 | Inventor(s): Etienne Gnimpieba, Carol Lushbough

Keywords(s): Regulatory Affairs, Research Tools, Software

Category(s): Health Care

Vaccination Against Influenza A Virus

Millions are affected by the influenza virus each year. Although vaccines are available, they must be updated on a yearly basis to match the circulating viruses; these updates are based on what epidemiologists predict will be circulating. A vaccine that provides broad immunity against the virus would reduce the frequency of needed updates and could...

Published: 12/2/2019 | Inventor(s): Victor Huber, Ying Fang

Keywords(s): Health Care, Immunology, Vaccine, Vet Med

Category(s): Immunology, Microbiology, Health Care, Basic Biomedical Science, Agriculture

Metal-Organic Super-Containers

Container structures are ubiquitous in nature, with examples including viruses and various protein assemblies. Researchers at the University of South Dakota have designed and synthesized a series of synthetic container molecules termed metal-organic super-containers (MOSCs) because they are assembled from container precursors, metal ions, and organic...

Published: 12/2/2019 | Inventor(s): Zhenqiang Wang, Feng-Rong Dai, Dustin Becht

Keywords(s): Catalysis, Chemistry, Drug Delivery, Environmental Monitoring, Ion Detection, Organic Chemistry, Research Tools

Category(s): Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Nanotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Health Care, Catalysis, Ion Detection, Drug Delivery, Sensors, Materials Science

Method to enhance brain-computer interface

A novel technology has been developed at the University of South Dakota that uses pupil diameter as the physiological input for brain computer interfaces. Since this invention uses pupil diameter as a secondary input (EEG being the primary input), patients suffering from severe motor disabilities can utilize this technology. To date, known hBCI systems...

Published: 12/2/2019 | Inventor(s): Kelene Fercho, Lee Baugh

Keywords(s): Assistive Technology, Health Care, Software

Category(s): Medical Device, Health Care

Antimicrobial Polymers and Coatings

Microorganisms have strong abilities to survive on the surfaces of ordinary materials; some species of microorganisms, including drug-resistant strains, can stay alive for more than 90 days. Contaminated materials may serve as significant and important sources for cross-contamination and cross-infection. One of the potential methods to reduce such risks...

Published: 12/2/2019 | Inventor(s): Yuyu Sun, Jinrong Yao, Zhenbing Cao

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Category(s): Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology, Polymer Chemistry, Health Care

Biopolymer Drug Loading Method

Poly (Glycerol Sebacate) (PGS) is a newly developed, biodegradable elastic polymer that has tunable mechanical properties, good biocompatibility, and a surface degradation profile making it favorable in many tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. In order to functionalize the PGS material, it is necessary to load drugs and active molecules...

Published: 2/1/2023 | Inventor(s): Ying Deng, Bo Yang

Keywords(s): Anti-Microbials, Biomedical Engineering, Drug Delivery, Health Care, Medical Device, Pharmaceuticals, Tissue Regeneration

Category(s): Medical Device, Biomedical Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Health Care, Materials Science, Tissue regeneration, Drug Delivery

Antifungal Denture Materials

Candida-associated denture stomatitis (CADS) is a common, recurrent disease in denture wearers and can lead to other oral health problems, systemic infections, compromised quality of life, and even death. Currently, there are no effective treatment strategies to control CADS, and the reinfection rate is high, particularly in the elderly and those who...

Published: 3/5/2024 | Inventor(s): Yuyu Sun, Zhenbing Cao, Xinbo Sun

Keywords(s): Anti-Microbials, Biomedical Engineering, Drug Delivery, Health Care, Life Science, Microbiology, Oral Care

Category(s): Oral Care, Health Care, Biomedical Engineering, Personalized Therapeutic, Drug Delivery

Hypohalide Salts

Inorganic hypohalide salts are excellent disinfecting agents with proven efficacy against a broad range of microorganisms and an outstanding safety record. However, the salts can be difficult to handle, store, and apply. USD’s technology provides an improved stability and storage of inorganic hypohalide salts, and also provides a method that can...

Published: 12/2/2019 | Inventor(s): Yuyu Sun, Zhenbing Cao, Simon Johnson

Keywords(s): Anti-Microbials, Biomedical Engineering, Health Care, Life Science, Microbiology

Category(s): Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering, Health Care

Carbon Fiber Innovation

Carbon fiber is a material consisting of microscopic fibers composed mostly of carbon atoms. Addition of carbon nanotubes to industrial polymers greatly increases their mechanical strength; carbon fiber-reinforced polymer is an exceptionally strong and light form of reinforced plastic also containing carbon fibers. Although these polymers can be expensive...

Published: 9/7/2022 | Inventor(s): Grigoriy Sereda, Joseph Keppen

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Category(s): Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Health Care, Materials Science, Manufacturing

Electrical Ion Sensors Based on MOSCs

Although metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have proven to be effective for electronic ion sensing, they lack key desirable characteristics such as solution processability due to their insolubility in most common solvents. Metal-organic supercontainers (MOSCs) have a significant advantage over MOFs, as they can be readily dispersed in solution while retaining...

Published: 5/8/2020 | Inventor(s): Zhenqiang Wang, Zhen Zhang, Nathan Netzer, Indrek Must, Yupu Qiao, Shi-Li Zhang

Keywords(s): Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Monitoring, Ion Detection

Category(s): Chemistry, Health Care, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Monitoring, Agriculture, Ion Detection, Materials Science, Sensors

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