SuperSelective PCR Primers
Structure of a SuperSelective primer for the detection and quantitation of rare mutant sequences in the presence of 1,000,000 wild-type sequences; and a demonstration that the number of amplification cycles required to generate a signal above background is inversely linearly proportional to the logarithm of the number of mutant molecules in the original...
Published: 10/9/2024
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Inventor(s): Salvatore Marras, Diana Vargas-Gold, Sanjay Tyagi, Fred Kramer
Keywords(s): Anti-cancer, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Research Tools, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
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Gel-Tethered Molecular Beacons for Detection of Microbes
Invention Summary:
Pathogen detection and characterization is a critical first step in the course of care for individuals suffering from these infectious diseases, and the speed by which this pathogen detection occurs can make all the difference between life or death for many patients. Currently, the gold standard for microbe quantification is either...
Published: 8/24/2023
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Inventor(s): Salvatore Marras, Xiaoguang Dai, Matthew Libera
Keywords(s): Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
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Method to Detect Suspicious In-Baggage Object Using Commodity WiFi
An illustration of the system developed to use WiFi signal to detect objects of different materials.
Invention Summary:
To help keep consumers safe, airports and many facilities deploy different kinds of screening equipment to scan baggage and other items. Traditional in-baggage suspicious object detection involves either manual examination...
Published: 5/17/2023
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Inventor(s): Yingying Chen, Chen Wang, Jian Liu, Hongbo Liu, Yan Wang
Keywords(s): Electronics, Sensors & Probes, Wireless
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software & Algorithms, Technology Classifications > Software & Copyright, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Telecommunications & Networking, Technology Classifications > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
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Non-contact Vital Sign and Motion Detection Sensor
Proposed SRO integrated MTM LWA for multi-target vital sign detection
Invention Summary:
It is essential to keep track of one’s respiration rate (RR) and heart rate (HR) for a healthier life. Existing real-time cardiovascular disease monitoring methods are mostly based on wearable solutions, such as finger pulse meters, smart...
Published: 5/2/2024
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Inventor(s): Chung-Tse Wu, Yichao Yuan
Keywords(s): Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Sensors
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Optogalvanic Effect Detection System
Block Diagram of system
Invention Summary:
Current technologies for low specific activity radiocarbon analysis are currently limited in precision and accuracy by sample size requirements, background effects, long sample measurement times, and difficulty of use.
Researchers at Rutgers have developed an optogalvanic effect detection...
Published: 5/15/2024
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Inventor(s): Daniel Murnick, Mark Deguzman, Al Dutcher, Orlando Hernandez
Keywords(s): Drug Discovery/Screening, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Sensors, Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Research Tools
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Rapid Diagnostics of Tick-borne Diseases
Invention Summary:
Tick-borne diseases are a major health problem in the United States. Among them, Lyme disease due to the Borrelia spp., Anaplasmosis due to Anaplasma spp., and Babesiosis caused by Babesia spp., account for a large number of cases occurring throughout the country. Although treatment is readily available to combat these pathogens,...
Published: 6/6/2023
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Inventor(s): Nikhat Parveen, Salvatore Marras
Keywords(s): Disease Animal Models, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
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Paper-Based Nano-Biosensor for Cytokine Detection
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Invention Summary:
Cytokines are a class of regulatory proteins that are important physiological and pathological markers commonly used for the prognosis and diagnosis of diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as for monitoring responses to injuries.
Researchers at Rutgers University have...
Published: 6/13/2024
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Inventor(s): Aaron Mazzeo, Francois Berthiaume, Ali Ashraf, Ramendra Pal
Keywords(s): Biosensor, Graphene technology, Nanotechnology, Polymers & Composites, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Sensors, Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Post-Print Physical Vetting of 3D Prints with Minimal Embedded Nano-Material Assessor
Overview of the Model System
Invention Summary:
3D printing has become highly desirable in industrial manufacturing and biomedical applications. Outsourcing the manufacturing to a 3D printing facility leaves the user without access to the printers and a lack of physical verification to determine whether small defects, invisible to the naked eye,...
Published: 3/17/2023
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Inventor(s): Saman Aliari Zonouz, Mehdi Javanmard, Abdul Beyah, Luis Garcia, Tuan-Anh Le, Christian Bayens
Keywords(s): Machines & Instruments, Manufacturing, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Spatial Dopant Separation using Core-Shell Architecture For Upconversion Luminescent Enhancement in the Erbium-Doped System
Invention Summary:
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have gained increasing attention for various biomedical applications due to their high photostability, low autofluorescent background, and deep tissue penetration; however, UCNPs also suffer from low emission intensities due to undesirable energy back-transfer. Further, the use of high-power density...
Published: 9/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Ki-Bum Lee, Hudifah Rabie, Nicholas Pasquale
Keywords(s): Imaging, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging
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Finger-input Touch Authentication using Physical Vibration (VibWrite)
Invention Summary:
Researchers at Rutgers University have created an innovative authentication system named VibWrite. The system places an inexpensive vibration motor and receiver on a solid surface, such as wood, metal, plastic, glass (e.g., a door panel, a desk or an appliance). The motor sends vibrations to the receiver. When a user touches the...
Published: 5/15/2024
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Inventor(s): Yingying Chen, Jian Liu, Chen Wang, Nitesh Saxena
Keywords(s): Cybersecurity, Electronics, Sensors & Probes
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software & Copyright, Technology Classifications > Sensors, Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Telecommunications & Networking
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