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Method and Apparatus for Microfiber Capture
NU 2024-046
INVENTORS
Kyoo-Chul Park*
Chloe Ho
Leyun Feng
SHORT DESCRIPTION
An innovative microfiber capture device featuring a cage-like structure with multiple branches that efficiently collects microfibers from water.
BACKGROUND
Microfibers, a prevalent form of microplastic, challenge existing water treatment methods due to labor-intensive...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Cleantech, Manufacturing/Processing, Polymer, Polymer Recycling and Reprocessing
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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A Flexible, Architected Soft Robotic Actuator for Linear, Servo-Driven Motion
A Flexible, Architected Soft Robotic Actuator for Linear, Servo-Driven Motion
NU 2024-095
INVENTORS
Ryan Truby*
Taekyoung Kim
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology introduces a flexible, architected soft robotic actuator designed for linear, servo-driven motion, offering enhanced adaptability and efficiency for various robotic applications.
BACKGROUND
Soft...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Robotics, Smart/Functional materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Additively-manufactured monocrystalline YBCO superconductor
NU 2024-004
INVENTORS
David Dunand*
Cristian Boffo
Dingchang Zhang
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A novel additive manufacturing process for creating high-temperature YBCO superconductors with complex 3D architectures and enhanced electrical properties.
BACKGROUND
YBCO superconductors have garnered attention for their relatively high superconducting critical...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Inks, Manufacturing/Processing
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Electrochemical Polymer Pen Lithography for High-Throughput Nano/Micro-Patterning
NU 2020-243
INVENTORS
Chad Mirkin*
Eun Bi Oh
Rustin Golnabi
David Walker
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Electrochemical Polymer Pen Lithography (ePPL) is a novel lithographic technique that enables high-throughput nano- to micro-scale patterning of metallic inks using a hydrogel pen array integrated into a three-electrode cell.
BACKGROUND
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Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Devices, Engineering, Lithography, Research tool
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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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: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Electronics & Circuits, Hydrogel, Hydrogel
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Screen-Printable Hexagonal Boron Nitride Ionogel Electrolytes for Mechanically Deformable Lithium-Ion Batteries
NU 2022-060
INVENTORS
Woo Jin Hyun
Lindsay E. Chaney
Mark C. Hersam*
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A new screen printable ionogel electrolyte will enable printable solid-state lithium-ion batteries that are not only sustainable and safe, but mechanically flexible and scalable.
ABSTRACT
The invention proposes a screen-printable ionogel electrolyte formulation...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Batteries, Cleantech, Electronics & Circuits, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Medical device
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Two-Photon Direct Laser Writing System with Fiber-Tip Metalens
NU 2020-223
INVENTORS
Sridhar Krishnaswamy*
Wisnu Hadibrata
Koray Aydin
Heming Wei
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Fabrication of computationally optimized metalens on fiber tip and use in a two-photon direct laser writing system
BACKGROUND
3D micro/nanofabrication is increasingly becoming of interest for its ability to synthesize customized technologies...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Devices, Engineering, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Optics, Research tool
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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3D Printing Organic-Inorganic Polymers Using Electrospinning Methods
NU 2020-201
INVENTORS
Ping Guo
Ange-Therese Akono
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A method to synthesize hierarchical organic-inorganic polymers using electrospinning methods
ABSTRACT
Northwestern researchers have developed an innovative process to 3-D print organic fibers in an inorganic gel, yielding hierarchical and biomimetic composites. The electrospun organic...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing with Free Form Fabrication
NU 2020-123
INVENTORS
Cheng Sun*
Jigang Huang
ABSTRACT
3D printing, formally known as additive manufacturing, creates complex geometries via layer-by-layer addition of materials. While 3D printing has been historically perceived as the static addition of build layers, 3D printing is now considered as a dynamic assembly process. Northwestern...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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Printable hexagonal boron nitride ionogels
NU 2020-018
INVENTORS
Woo Jin Hyun
Mark Hersam*
ABSTRACT
Due to its excellent chemical/thermal stability and mechanical robustness, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is a promising solid matrix material for ionogels. While bulk hBN ionogels have been employed in macroscopic applications such as lithium-ion batteries, hBN ionogel inks that are compatible...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Batteries, Cleantech, Electronics & Circuits, Inks, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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