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A synthetic chemistry method that uses vanillin as the starting molecule to yield a novel difunctional phosphorus-containing chemical compound that can be converted into various FR monomeric resins with reactive functionalities.

Materials and methods for ultra-high heat management in electronics and other critical components

Bio-inspired microfluidic layers for switchable window shading.

A next-gen rechargeable aluminum-ion battery technology

A novel “aerio-metallurgical” process to recycle critical rare earth elements.

A novel method of Ni extraction that can significantly reduce sulfur dioxide emission, which is a major environmental pollutant.

Osteoarthritis occurs when the protective cartilage at the bone joints break down over time.  There is no cure for this disease, with one of the first standards of options for disease management being treatments such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).  However, this drug class often has undesirable side effects (e.g. liver and kidney damage) which have been attributed to non-specific systemic delivery.  Localized injections directly into the joint space can alleviate these issues, but current methods suffer from reduced retention times.  Polymeric solutions can solve this problem, if their other shortcomings such as poor mechanical properties, non degradability, toxicity, poor adhesion, slow gelation and burst release of drugs can be solved.

Antibacterial-silica (glass) self-assembled materials that respond to the presence of pathogenic bacteria by releasing drugs on demand when bacteria are present.

Scalable, portable diagnostics for bacteria detection, molecular diagnostics, and immunoassays through microchip-based optical, electrochemical, ion, pH, and temperature measurements.

High-performance software solutions and advanced algorithms for cryo-EM data processing.