Modified Graphene Oxide-based Membranes for Mixture Separations
A facile method for developing membranes for hydrocarbon mixture separations by depositing graphene oxide flakes on a commercial porous substrate.
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Molecular separations in mixtures account for approximately 50% of industrial energy use in the US alone, so there is high demand for alternate separation technologies, particularly for liquid...
Published: 4/10/2024
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Inventor(s): Miao Yu, Bratin Sengupta
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Featured, Materials & Chemicals, Research Tool, Surface Research, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Identifying Wood Species from Chemical Signature
Quickly identifies wood species, both in the form of a log or as a product made from wood.
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Currently, there are very strict national and international laws governing the buying and selling of wood and wood-based products. These laws are designed to curtail illegal trade in endangered tree species. However, it can be exceedingly difficult...
Published: 2/6/2024
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Inventor(s): Rabi Musah
Keywords(s): chemistry, forensics, statistical analysis, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Agriculture, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Radiotracer
Composition, method and diagnostic use of positron imaging tomography imaging agent for bacterial infection detectionRSS.HDBackground> Background: <Positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer is a diagnostic tool to detect bacterial infection in humans. A deficiency exists in clinical diagnostic tools capable of identifying bacterial infections...
Published: 2/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Peter Tonge, Yong Li, Fereidoon Daryaee, Peter Smith-Jones, Labros Meimetis
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Campus, Campus > Stony Brook University
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M-Track: A New Software to Track Mouse Grooming
A software toolkit that automates the tracking of fine detail movements during rodent grooming episodes. Background: Grooming is a complex and robust innate behavior, commonly performed by most vertebrate species. For example, rodent grooming consists of a series of stereotyped patterned strokes, the frequency and duration of which are affected by...
Published: 1/24/2024
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Inventor(s): Annalisa Scimemi, Sheldon Reeves
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Campus > University at Albany
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Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time-Imaging Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS)
Offers the potential of real-time small-sample analysis for a very large variety of applications.
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Real Time Imaging Mass Spectrometry (RTMS) is a method for analyzing and identifying biological samples in real time. RTMS can be used in an extremely broad variety of applications, involving chemistry, biochemistry, food sciences, and medicine....
Published: 1/23/2024
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Inventor(s): Rabi Musah
Keywords(s): analytical chemistry, Biomarker discovery, chemistry, forensic testing, image acquisition, imaging, life sciences, Mass spectrometry imaging, medical imaging, Natural products, Phytochemistry, Small-molecule profiling, Small-molecule spatial distribution mapping, Species discrimination, Species identification, Technologies, Tissue analysis, wood anatomy, wood science
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Agriculture, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Imaging, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Production of Cyclic Macrocycle Library for Rapid High Throughput Evaluations in Aqueous Medium
Produces cyclic peptide libraries quickly, cheaply, and without the need of purification.
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Cyclic peptides are a class of molecules with important biological activities that could provide substantial medical benefit. Cyclic peptides are often used to develop therapeutic agents and biochemical tools. Unfortunately, the most common method...
Published: 1/18/2024
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Inventor(s): Qiang Zhang, Huan Chen
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines
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Gel Electrophoresis Sensor and Controller
Compatible with both agarose (horizontal) and polyacrylamide (vertical) gel electrophoresis systems. Background: Electrophoresis gels are widely used in biotechnology for analyzing biomolecular sample materials such as proteins and nucleic acids. Electrophoresis involves the migration of electrically charged particles in a gel solution or suspension...
Published: 12/26/2023
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Inventor(s): Papa Asare-Okai, Rabi Musah, Tony Hoang
Keywords(s): TAF, Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Campus > University at Albany
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Sparse Poisson Regression Approach for Unmixing Images of Fluorescently-Labeled Cells
Improves the ability to distinguish multiple fluorophores with overlapping emission spectra in biological images of labeled cells by a factor of two or more.
Background:
Cells (including normal and tumor cells), tissues, microbial communities, and other biological systems generally consist of multiple interacting components, especially proteins...
Published: 2/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Alex Valm, Yunlong Feng
Keywords(s): bacterial cells, bacterial infection, bioengineering, biofilm control, bioinformatics, biomarker diagnostics, biomarkers, cancer, cell biology, computational biology, dental, diagnostics, digital image processing, fluorescence, fluorescence spectroscopy, gene expression analysis, image analysis, image processing, machine learning, medical imaging, microbial pathogenesis, personalized medicine, RNA, saliva, scanning microscopy, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines, Technology Classifications > Viral Vectors
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RNA-aptamer-mediated Bacteriophage Purification
A more productive, less expensive method for purifying nanoscale biological entities such as bacteriophages, viruses, virus-like particles (VLPs), and ribosomes.
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Working with nanometer-sized biological entities, such as viruses, virus-derivatives, and super-molecular assemblies, typically requires a purification step. Currently, this...
Published: 4/4/2024
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Inventor(s): Ing-Nang Wang, Hua Shi, Jia Sheng, Alan Chen
Keywords(s): bacteriophage purification, phage purification, phage therapy, RNA aptamer, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines
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Purification of Human β and γ Actin from Budding Yeast
Provides easily accessible and relatively abundant sources of human β- or γ-actin.
Background:
Actin is a highly conserved protein that polymerizes to produce filaments that form cross-linked networks in the cytoplasm of cells. In vertebrates, three main groups of actin isoforms (alpha, beta and gamma) have been identified. Alpha actins...
Published: 7/24/2023
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Inventor(s): David Amberg, Brian Haarer, Jessica Henty-Ridilla
Keywords(s): cytoplasmic actin, non-muscle actin, Technologies, β-actin, γ-actin
Category(s): Campus > Upstate Medical University, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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