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Use of Nanoclays for the Removal of Non-Plasmid DNA Components from Cellular Extracts

Description: This technology introduces a groundbreaking method for purifying pDNA through the use of nanoclay particles. By adding these specially formulated nanoclays to a mixture of biomolecular materials, such as cellular extracts, key contaminants and extraneous materials can be selectively bound and removed. This process represents a significant...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Lysle Lewis, Drew Sowersby

Keywords(s): Nanoclays, Non-Plasmid DNA

Category(s): Nanotechnology, Life Science, Chemistry

Fluidic system for high throughput preparation of polymeric microparticles and nanoparticles

Description: This technology encompasses a fiber fluidic system designed for the production of particles, utilizing a cylinder packed with elongated fibers. The system operates by introducing a constrained phase fluid and a free phase fluid through separate openings at one end of the cylinder. These fluids interact along the lengths of the fibers to...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Tania Betancourt, John Massingill, Holly Stretz

Keywords(s): Drug Delivery, Electronics and Photonics, Fiber Fluidics, Formation of Monodispersed Particles, Industrial Coatings

Category(s): Nanotechnology, Engineering, Materials

Catalyst Nanoarchitectures for Enhanced Activity and Stability

Description: This innovative method involves heating a non-catalytic metal compound in the presence of a catalytic metal to transform its structure, creating openings where the catalytic metal is then integrated. This process, which can occur in a hydrogen-containing atmosphere, results in a novel nanoarchitecture that significantly enhances the catalytic...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Christopher Rhodes, Jose Salomon

Keywords(s): Energy Conversion, Environmental Remediation, Pollution Control, Storage Systems, Structured Nanoarchitectures

Category(s): Nanotechnology, Engineering, Chemistry

Material Selective Regrowth Structure and Method

Description: This technology outlines a precise method for constructing nanoscale structures by forming a window in a semiconductor structure and sequentially depositing and regrowing materials within this window. The process involves a substrate, a first layer, and a mask layer, where a second layer is deposited such that a gap remains. This gap is...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Edwin Piner

Keywords(s): Depositing and Regrowing Materials, Nanoscale Structures, Semiconductor Structure

Category(s): Nanotechnology, Semiconductors

Silica Nanoaggregates and Organosilicon Complexes and Methods of Forming them from Biomass Materials

Description: This technology outlines a process for producing silica nanoaggregates by treating biomass, such as rice husks, with an acidic medium and then subjecting it to high-temperature heat treatment. The process yields silica nanoaggregates with an average particle size of less than 10 nm and can be further treated to form porous silica structures...

Published: 4/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Weixing Wang, Luyi Sun

Keywords(s): Biomass materials, Porous Silica Structures, Silica Nanoaggregates

Category(s): Nanotechnology, Chemistry, Materials