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Decontamination of Radioactive Water Using a Novel Polymer for Ion Exchange
NU 2007-080, 2008-099, 2008-169, 2008-171
Inventors
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis*
Emmanouil Manos
Joshua L. Mertz
Nan Ding
Short Description
Advanced material for specific capture of radioactive ions from mixed solutions at high temperature and alkaline pH #environment #remediation #materials #manufacturing #composite
Abstract
Radioactive water waste...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Composite, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Metals
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Sorting Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials Using Density Differentiation
NU 2008-027BInventors Alexander A Green Mark C Hersam*Abstract Two-dimensional nanomaterials are promising materials in field effect transistors, reinforced composites, sensors, and transparent conductors. Among them, monolayer graphene, a two-dimensional single atomic layer of carbon, has outstanding electronic, mechanical, and chemical properties....
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Composite, Electronics & Circuits, Graphene, Materials, Semiconductors & Integrated Circuits, Sensors
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Improved Lead-Based Eutectic Composite
NU 2007-079B InventorsMercouri G. Kanatzidis* Joseph R. Sootsman Steven N. Girard Qichun Zhang Kaniska Biswas Short DescriptionLead-based composite material for conversion of waste heat into electrical energy AbstractThermoelectric devices such as power generators, heat pumps, coolers and thermal sensors have several advantages over traditional energy...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Composite, Energy and Infrastructure, Materials, Metals, Thermoelectric
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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4D Composite Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration
NU 2017-011 Inventors Guillermo A. Ameer* Cheng Sun Henry O.T. Ware Chongwen Duan Short Description A method of printing 4D scaffolds made from a biodegradable, bioceramic-elastomer composite material. Background In recent years, there has been great interest in 4D printing, which can be defined as the 3D printing of parts with changing properties...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Biomedical, Composite, Devices, Health IT, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Medical device
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Novel and Inexpensive Light-Weight Mg Alloy with High Strength
NU 2013-128InventorsChris Wolverton* James E. Saal Short DescriptionNovel low-cost Mg alloys with long-period stacking ordered structure for high mechanical strength to improve the efficiency of transport vehicles AbstractLight-weight Mg-based alloys are the critical technology to improve the efficiency of transportation vehicles. However, the poor...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Composite, Materials, Metals
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Aluminum Metallic Nanoparticle-Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage
NU 2012-162 Inventors Tobin J. Marks* Lisa A. Fredin Mark A. Ratner Massimiliano Delferro Zhong Li Michael T. Lanagan Short Description Novel aluminum nanocomposite combines high permittivity and low energy loss with simple processability Abstract Northwestern University scientists have developed an advanced nanocomposite material that improves...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Composite, Energy and Infrastructure
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Improving Efficiency and Productivity of Titania Catalysts with Graphene
NU 2011-059 InventorsKimberly Gray* Mark Hersam* Yu Teng Liang Baiju Vijayan AbstractProf. Hersam's work with titania (TiO2) catalysts and graphene has demonstrated increased photocatalytic conversion efficiency and increased throughput compared to prior titania or titania-composite catalysts. Titania catalysts are a growing tool for the decomposition...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Catalyst, Composite, Environment, Graphene, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Centrifugal Processing of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Oxide for Cement Composites
NU 2010-137 Inventors Mark Hersam* Jung-Woo Seo Short DescriptionA process to generate cement composites with enhanced featuresAbstract Northwestern researchers have developed a process to generate cement composites with enhanced features. They first concentrate multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and other nano-reinforcement suspensions as admixtures...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Carbon nanotube, Composite, Graphene, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Stiff and Heavy Machine Testing Grips for Stable Measurement of the Post Peak Behavior of Composites
NU 2016-136 Inventors Gianluca Cusatis* Zdenek P. Bazant Short DescriptionA new grip design and design method to correctly assess the mechanical properties of fiber composites. BackgroundFiber composite materials‚ including carbon fibers‚ lie at the heart of a technological revolution as they provide man-made, highly lightweight materials...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Composite, Instrumentation, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Hydrogel Dressing With Controlled Ion Release Properties for Wound Healing
NU 2014-168
Inventors
Guillermo Ameer*
Jisheng Xia
Short Description
Novel material for hydrogel wound dressings that can incorporate therapeutic metal ions
Abstract
Northwestern researchers have developed a novel hydrogel wound dressing that can slowly deliver therapeutic concentrations of copper ions to speed up wound healing. While...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Composite, Materials, MOFs, Therapeutics
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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