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Self-Decoupled RF Coils for Optimized Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most important and versatile tools in the repertoire of diagnostics and medical imaging. Vanderbilt researchers have developed a novel, geometry independent, self-decoupling radiofrequency (RF) coil design that will allow MRI machines to generate images at a faster rate and with greater image quality.


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Brennen Carr
john.b.carr.1@vanderbilt.edu
615.343.2430

Mechanism for Efficient Stiffness Modulation of Springs

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a novel variable stiffness spring mechanism that affords low energy cost stiffness adaptation. Essentially, the energy cost of changing the stiffness of the spring is rendered independent of the energy stored in the spring.


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Taylor Jordan
taylor.jordan@vanderbilt.edu
615.936.7505
Robotics

Breakthrough Photonic Technology Enables Novel Data Transmission Capabilities

Vanderbilt University researchers have developed groundbreaking photonic technology that can manipulate light in unprecedented ways, opening up new opportunities for high-speed, high-capacity data transmission. By rotating a dielectric bar within a photonic crystal unit cell, and arraying these unit cells along one direction to form an optical waveguide, the researchers create a new hybrid longitudinally and transverse polarized guided mode in which, for the first time, a longitudinally polarized field component in an optical waveguide supports net energy transport. The new hybrid guided mode leads to the formation of a new type of photonic bandgap and topological protection that can enable highly directional propagation with minimal back reflection.


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Chris Harris
chris.harris@vanderbilt.edu
615.343.4433

Inventors

Shuren Hu, Sharon Weiss

Silicone Airway Stent with Wirelessly Actuated Cilia for Mucus Removal

Various widespread diseases associated with airway constriction can be combatted using airway stents. However, such stents are either prone to clogging themselves or tend to invade neighboring tissue. Vanderbilt engineers have developed a technology that avoids both of these pitfalls by combining the use of tissue-friendly silicone with active cilia for mucus clearing.


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Philip Swaney
philip.j.swaney@vanderbilt.edu
615.322.1067
Medical Devices

Novel Growth Factor for Liver Regeneration

Liver transplantation is the only cure for end-stage liver disease, but donor organ scarcity limits access for millions. Split liver transplantation could help bridge this gap, but the regeneration of partial organs is critical to broadlyimplementing this approach. Vanderbilt University researchers have identified a growth factor that promotes liver growth that could be used to improve patient outcomes and increase accessibility to liver transplantation.


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Cameron Sargent
cameron.sargent@vanderbilt.edu
615.322.5907
Surgery
Protein/Peptide
Protein/Peptide

Perceptive catheter system for thrombus retrieval and aneurysm embolization

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a catheter capable of detecting thrombus engagement to ensure more rapid removal.


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Masood Machingal
masood.machingal@vanderbilt.edu
615.343.3548
Cardiovascular

Optical tweezers for nanoscale-biological materials

Optical tweezers have been used to study microscopic biological materials, but their application on the nanoscale has thus far been limited by technical constraints. To enable their use on the nanoscale, researchers at Vanderbilt have developed an optical trapping platform for targeting these nanoscale materials without destroying the sample.


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Philip Swaney
philip.j.swaney@vanderbilt.edu
615.322.1067

Genetically Modified Cell Line for Enhanced Viral Vector Manufacturing

Recent FDA approvals have spurred the demand for viral vector products,prompting the need for more efficient bioproduction methods. In this context,Vanderbilt researchers have engineered a new cell line with significantlyenhanced viral production capabilities compared to traditional cell lines. Thisinnovation is expected to lead to substantial cost savings in viral vectorproduction and improved viral products, two key advantages in the industry.


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Cameron Sargent
cameron.sargent@vanderbilt.edu
615.322.5907

Eyeglass Lenses with On-Demand Focus Adjustment for Eyesight Disorders

Vanderbilt researchers have developed an eyeglass-compatible liquid lens that changes shape and focal depth on-demand. The wearer can adjust it to rapidly match 99% of focus corrections (-6D to +10D) by modulating a minute voltage provided by the small, built-in battery. The user can also adjust the lens' neutral, zero-voltage shape/focus in a matter of minutes. By tracking eye vergence, these lenses can even automatically change focus based on the distance of the wearer's viewing target.


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Chris Harris
chris.harris@vanderbilt.edu
615.343.4433

Wireless soft robots for in vivo mucus property measurement

The material properties of mucus, such as viscosity and pH, provide information about the well-being of various organ systems. To improve accessibility to mucus sites from throughout the body and increase the validity of measurements, Vanderbilt researchers have developed a wireless millimeter-scale soft robot for direct and accurate mucus sensing throughout the body.


Licensing Contact

Philip Swaney
philip.j.swaney@vanderbilt.edu
615.322.1067
Medical Devices