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Wireless, Miniaturized Sensing Platforms for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
LUNU 2023-223
INVENTORS
John Rogers*
Arun Sharma*
Surabhi Madhvapathy
Matthew Bury
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Miniaturized, implantable temperature sensors for real-time, minimally invasive monitoring of inflammatory bowel diseases.
BACKGROUND
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, affects over 10...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Autoimmune disease, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Devices, Diagnostics, Electronics & Circuits, Gastrointestinal and Hepatic disease, Healthcare, Medical device, Obesity, Sensors, Wireless
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Wireless, Implantable Catheter-type Oximeter Designed for Cardiac Oxygen Saturation
LUNU 2020-226
INVENTORS
John Rogers*
Wei Lu
Joseph Forbess
Zhi-Dong Ge
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology introduces a wireless, miniaturized, implantable catheter-type oximeter designed to offer real-time monitoring of intravascular oxygen levels for post-cardiothoracic surgery care.
BACKGROUND
Accurate, real-time monitoring of intravascular oxygen...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Biomedical, Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Devices, Diagnostics, Medical device, Optics, Sensors, Wireless
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Rapid-on-off-Division Duplex for Wireless
NU 2009-045BInventorsDongning Guo*Jun LuoShort DescriptionA novel physical/MAC-layer paradigm for ad hoc or peer-to-peer wireless networks to vastly improve peer discovery and data communicationAbstract Northwestern researchers have designed a novel physical/MAC-layer paradigm for ad hoc or peer-to-peer wireless networks to vastly improve peer...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Data processing/analysis, Engineering, Networking, Wireless
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Software & Services
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Radio Resource Management in Large Wireless Networks
NU 2016-208 Inventors Dongning Guo* Zhihi Zhou Short Description A radio resource management tool for improving large scale wireless network coverage and capacityBackground Wireless networks have traditionally provided coverage to their customers using a distributed access point (AP)-centric resource management design principle. In this design, each...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Data mining, Networking, System control, Wireless
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Software & Services
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Electric Field Sensor with Ultra-Sensitivity over Broad Frequency
NU 2010-149 Inventors Seng-Tiong Ho* Fei Yi Short DescriptionAn ultra-sensitive electric field detector (E-FED) over large frequency rangesAbstract Northwestern researchers have designed an ultra-sensitive electric field detector (E-FED) over large frequency ranges. Despite the level of difficulty in achieving high sensitivity over a broad frequency...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Computer hardware, Engineering, Networking, Nonlinear optics, Sensors, Wireless
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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Wireless Devices for Virtual Reality
NU 2017-079
Primary Investigator
John Rogers*
Short Description
An array of unrestrictive, light-weight, powerful wireless devices for a more immersive virtual reality experience
Background
With the continued growth of electronic platforms for social interactions and gaming through augmented and virtual reality, the development of technological...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Computer hardware, COVID-19, Engineering, Haptic, Internet of Things, Networking, Remote Monitoring, Simulation, Wireless
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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A Highly Scalable System For Simultaneously Locating Multiple Wireless Devices In A Network
NU 2016-017 InventorsDongning Guo* Short DescriptionThis device positioning system enables simultaneous ranging estimates for all devices in a network, allowing for greater scalability with increased network size over conventional methods. BackgroundThe ability to locate devices within a network is a requirement for many technologies such as sensor...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Networking, Positioning, Wireless
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Software & Services
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Indoor Cell Phone Localization without GPS
NU 2010-018 Inventors Aaron Ballew Aleksandar Kuzmanovic* C.C. Lee Shiva Srivastava Nikolay Valtchanov Abstract Wi-Fi and cellular base station based technologies can be applied to the problem of indoor localization and wayfinding when GPS sensing is not possible. However, these technologies suffer various technical problems and can be complicated...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Networking, Positioning, System control, User control, Wireless
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Software & Services
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Organic Electro-Optic Modulators with Transparent Electrodes & Device Structures
NU 2008-155 InventorsSeng-Tiong Ho*Tobin Marks*Fei YiShort DescriptionA novel construction for electro-optic (EO) modulators and related devices. Abstract Northwestern researchers have developed a novel construction for electro-optic (EO) modulators and related devices. EO optical intensity modulators are widely used in optical fiber communications...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Computer hardware, Electronics & Circuits, Engineering, Networking, Wireless
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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Highly Efficient Broadband Second Harmonic Generation using BaTiO3 Thin Film Waveguides
NU 2008-009InventorsBruce Wessels*Pao Tai LinShort DescriptionHighly efficient broadband SHG in the visible spectrum promising broad band sources for potential integrated photonic circuits.AbstractNorthwestern researchers have developed highly efficient broadband second harmonic generation (SHG) in the visible spectrum, which promises improved broadband...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Electronics & Circuits, Engineering, Networking, Nonlinear optics, Wireless
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology
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