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Projected Beam Pen Lithography for Benchtop High Resolution Maskless Photolithography of Large Areas
NU 2012-090
INVENTORS
Chad Mirkin (Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry)*
Keith Brown
Shu He
Guoliang Liu
Xing Liao
Wooyoung Shim
Abrin Schmucker
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This lithography system uses a projected beam pen method to directly pattern surfaces. It produces sub-100nm features quickly without the need for expensive masks.
BACKGROUND
Current...
Published: 11/11/2025
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Keywords(s): Lithography, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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A Biological Marker for Concussion
NU 2016-016
INVENTORS
Nina Kraus*
Trent Nicol
Travis White-Schwoch
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology provides a method for objectively identifying non-penetrating brain injuries by analyzing the brain’s frequency following response (FFR) to an acoustic stimulus. It offers a non-invasive alternative that improves diagnostic precision and...
Published: 11/7/2025
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Keywords(s): Biomarker, Brain injury, Devices, Diagnostics, Electrophysiology, Health IT, Medical device, Neurologic disease, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Nanocytological and Molecular Analysis of Fecal Colonocytes for Colon Cancer Screening
NU 2010-131
INVENTORS
Vadim Backman*
Dhwanil Damania
Dhananjay Kunte
Hariharan Subramanian
Hemant Roy
Mart De La Cruz
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology offers a novel fecal test that detects nanoarchitectural and molecular markers in colonocytes. It delivers a minimally invasive screening method for early detection of colon cancer.
BACKGROUND
Colorectal...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Cancer/Oncology, Colon cancer, Diagnostics, Drug screening, Imaging, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Artificial Extracellular Matrix for Enhanced Maturation of Human iPSCs-derived Neurons
Artificial Extracellular Matrix for Enhanced Maturation of Human iPSCs-derived Neurons
NU 2018-157
Peptide amphiphile nanofibers enhance neuron maturation by promoting high mobility while reducing cell aggregation.
INVENTORS
Samuel I. Stupp
Zaida Alvarez Pinto
Juan Alberto Ortega Cano
Kohei Sato
Evangelos Kiskinis
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Neurology, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Rapid Nanomechanical Diagnostic Assay for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Pulmonary Diseases Detection
NU 2021-142
INVENTORS
Gajendra Shekhawat*
Vinayak Dravid
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This invention introduces a nanomechanical diagnostic assay leveraging microcantilevers for the rapid and specific detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens, achieving results in under 10 minutes with high sensitivity and selectivity.
BACKGROUND
Rapid detection of respiratory...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): COVID-19, Diagnostics, Pulmonary disease, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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CRISPR-Mediated Cleavage of Enzyme-Oligonucleotide Conjugates for Detection of Target Analytes
CRISPR-Mediated Cleavage of Enzyme-Oligonucleotide Conjugates for Detection of Target Analytes
NU 2021-068
INVENTORS
Chad Mirkin*
Devleena Samanta
Sasha Ebrahimi
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology leverages CRISPR-mediated cleavage of enzyme-oligonucleotide conjugates to enable sensitive, colorimetric detection of target analytes without the...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): COVID-19, Diagnostics, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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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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Single Objective Oblique Plane Imaging System
NU 2018-182
INVENTORS
Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy*
Manish Kumar
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A novel oblique plane imaging system utilizing a reduced number of objectives to enable the use of low numerical aperture (NA) objectives, thus achieving a compact and cost-effective design while maintaining high-quality imaging performance.
BACKGROUND
Traditional...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): 3D imaging, Engineering, Imaging, Microscopy, Optics, Research tool
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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A Protein Fusion Approach for Cell Free Production and Purification of Tagless Therapeutic Hormones
NU 2021-182
INVENTORS
Michael C. Jewett*
Ariel N. Thames
Madison A. DeWinter
Weston K. Kightlinger
BACKGROUND
Sensitive biologic medicines can be difficult to safely deliver due to cold chain and infrastructure constraints. Point-of-care drug manufacturing could circumvent these challenges since medicines could be produced locally and...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Therapy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NU 2019-095
INVENTORS
Grant Barish*
Meredith Sommars
Madhavi Senagolage
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Targeting B cell lymphoma protein 6 (BCL6) with small molecule inhibitors as a therapeutic strategy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
BACKGROUND
Obesity is widely prevalent and linked to multiple comorbidities
including metabolic dysfunction-associated...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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