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The Contact-Growth Method - Direct and Pre-Patterned Synthesis of 2-Dimensional Heterostructures Background TMD monolayers are atomically thin semiconductors having direct bandgaps. These monolayers are useful for various types of semiconductors such as photodetectors, optical modulators, solar cells, light-emitting diodes (“LED”), flexible displays, transparent displays, etc. Although there are various useful applications for monolayer... Published: 4/26/2021   |   Inventor(s): Eui-Hyeok Yang, KyungNam Kang Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

Wood Boring Insect Detection System The wood boring insect detection prototype in use on wooden parking materials The wood boring insect detection prototype in use in a forest setting Prototypes of the Wood Boring Insect Detection System have been used in a variety of environments Background: Forest pest damage costs the U.S. billions of dollars annually, according... Published: 7/31/2021   |   Inventor(s): Hady Salloum, Nikolay Sedunov, Alexander Sutin, Alexander Yakubovskiy Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

High-Throughput Graphene Printing And Selective Transfer Using A Localized Laser Heating Technique Background:Considering the extraordinary properties of graphene, the capability to produce high-quality graphene on a large scale has become a key factor in commercializing graphene-based technologies. A reliable, fast and economical fabrication technique is necessary for the commercialization of graphene-based products. Current techniques for producing... Published: 4/26/2021   |   Inventor(s): Vikram Patil, Youn-Su Kim, Kitu Kumar, Eui-Hyeok Yang Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

Reversible Thermal-Stiffening in Polymer Nanocomposites Miscible polymer blends with different glass transition temperatures (Tg) are known to create confined interphases between glassy and mobile chains. Here, we show that nanoparticles adsorbed with a high-Tg polymer, poly(methyl methacrylate), and dispersed in a low-Tg matrix polymer, poly(ethylene oxide), exhibit a liquid-to-solid transition at temperatures... Published: 4/26/2021   |   Inventor(s): Pinar Akcora, Erkan Senses Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

Cyto-3D Print for Cytospin Centrifugation “Cyto-3D-Print" is a new device that improves cell attachment to a glass surface. This procedure called cytospin is a cytology method that is specifically designed to concentrate cells for imaging. The Cyto-3D-Print is an adapter that increases the capability of a standard centrifuge by allowing various chambers and dishes to be cytospun.... Published: 4/26/2021   |   Inventor(s): Joseph Glavy, Michelle Castroagudin, Zhi Li, Yujia Zhai Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

Microfibered Sapphire Micro-Structures A method for fabricating a sensor includes coating an end-polished sapphire fiber with aluminum to produce a sapphire fiber having an aluminum coating, anodizing the aluminum coating to produce an aluminum oxide coating, and removing the aluminum oxide coating from a distal end of the sapphire fiber.Patent Information: Nanostructured Sapphire Optical... Published: 4/26/2021   |   Inventor(s):   Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

Fiber Gratings in Nanostructured Sapphire Optical Fiber (NSOF): Device Architectures and Fabrication Methods Grating structures within anodized aluminum oxide-clad nanostructured sapphire or silica optical fiber, and techniques for fabricating such grating structures. The grating structures may be Bragg gratings or long-period gratings. The grating structures may exhibit high sensitivity to index of refraction of the surroundings, which can be used for sensing... Published: 4/26/2021   |   Inventor(s): Henry Du, Paul Ohodnicki, Hui Chen, Fei Tian Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

Nanoengineered Superhydrophobic Aluminium Surface For Anti-Corrosion An aluminum substrate is provided with a superhydrophobic surface structure that comprises a porous alumina layer having a hydrophobic coating. The porous alumina layer is created on the aluminum substrate by an anodizing process, and is engineered such that the thickness of the alumina layer and the diameters of the pores have nanoscale values. The... Published: 4/26/2021   |   Inventor(s): Chanyoung Jeong, Chang-Hwan Choi Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

A High-Throughput Local Oxidation Nanopatterning Process In a lithographic process suitable for use in the manufacture of electronic components, oxidative reactions are employed to reproducibly fabricate patterns having micro- or nano-scale dimensions. An electrically-conductive template is fabricated to have a nanometer-scale sharp edge and describe a pattern having a micron-scale length. The oxidative reaction... Published: 4/26/2021   |   Inventor(s): Eui-Hyeok Yang, Kitu Kumar Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

Integrated Multi-Zonal Cage/Core Devices As Bone Graft Substitutes And Apparatus And Mthod For Their Fabrication A surgical implant including a cage having a first porosity and a first modulus; and a core bounded by said cage, said core having a second porosity that is higher than said first porosity of said cage, and said core having a second modulus that is lower than said first modulus of said cage. The implant may be functionally graded in a transverse direction,... Published: 4/26/2021   |   Inventor(s): Asli Ergun Keywords(s):   Category(s): Materials / Manufacturing & Processes

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