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Plasmonic Nanocavitation-enabled Sensor Regeneration for In-situ Biochemical Sensing
THE CHALLENGE
Healthcare providers and medical device companies face a major commercialization barrier in deploying continuous biochemical monitoring tools for chronic wound care and other in vivo applications because current sensing technologies fail to operate reliably in real world biological environments. In protein rich biofluids, sensors such...
Published: 6/23/2026
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Updated: 6/23/2026
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Inventor(s): Aditya Garg, Wei Zhou, Nie Meitong
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biotechnology
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Washable SERS Fabrics via Micro-Imprinting
THE CHALLENGE
The major challenge in wearable SERS (Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy) sensors lies in bridging the gap between cutting-edge lab technology and real-world usability. While SERS offers powerful, label-free chemical detection at the molecular level, current fabrication methods rely on expensive clean-room processes, rigid substrates,...
Published: 6/25/2025
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Updated: 5/9/2025
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Inventor(s): Aditya Garg, Wei Zhou
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Biomedical
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Fast Viral Detection via SERS and Machine Learning
THE CHALLENGE
The key challenge in developing effective virus detection tools for real-world environments lies in bridging the gap between laboratory-grade accuracy and field-ready usability. Current diagnostic methods like PCR and immunoassay are highly sensitive but depend on complex sample preparation, costly reagents, cold-chain logistics, and...
Published: 10/24/2025
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Updated: 5/5/2025
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Inventor(s): Aditya Garg, Wei Zhou, Peter Vikesland, Linsey Marr, Nisha Duggal
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biomedical, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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Transparent NanoplasmonicMeshes for
Bio-interfaced Multimodal Biochemical Sensing
THE CHALLENGE
For multicellular systems such as microbial biofilms and tumors it is essential to capture the holistic system-level spatiotemporal picture. This allows for the understanding of complex and dynamically evolving biological activities to determine effective therapeutic intervention methods. Currently, standard bioanalysis methods do not...
Published: 11/3/2025
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Updated: 11/7/2023
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Inventor(s): Aditya Garg, Wei Zhou, Elieser Mejia
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemicals/Materials, Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Biotechnology
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Multiresonant Plasmonic Meshes for Bio-interfaced
Sensing and Actuation
THE CHALLENGE
Mesh plasmonic devices have the potential to combine the biocompatibility of polymeric meshes with the capabilities of plasmonic nanostructures to enhance nanoscale light-matter interactions for bio-interfaced optical sensing and actuation. However, scalable integration of uniformly structured plasmonic hotspot arrays with polymeric...
Published: 10/17/2025
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Updated: 11/1/2023
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Inventor(s): Aditya Garg, Wei Zhou, Peter Vikesland
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biomedical, Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Biotechnology, Technology Classifications > Chemicals/Materials
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