UCF faculty, students, and staff make new discoveries every day. This collection highlights patents obtained by the NanoScience Technology Center.
A listing of all UCF patents, can be found here.
Patents from 2015
Polymer Coated Ceria Nanoparticles for Selective Cytoprotection (CIP), J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, Charalambos Kaittanis, and Sudip Nath
Microbe detection via hybridizing magnetic relaxation nanosensors (US), J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Charalambos Kaittanis, and Saleh Naser
Nanoparticle-Mediated Methods for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Charalambos Kaittanis, and Sudip Nath
Aqueous Method for Making Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles CON, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Sudip Nath
Synthesis of hyperbranched amphiphylic polyester and theranostic nanoparticles thereof, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Santimukul Santra
Multifunctional Silica-Based Compositions and Gels, Methods of Making Them and Methods of Using Them, Swadeshmukul Santra
METHODS OF PROMOTING ANGIOGENESIS USING CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES, Sudipta Seal, Soumen Das, and William Self
Patents from 2014
Method of myelinating isolated motoneurons, James Hickman
Method of co-culturing mammalian muscle cells and motoneurons, James Hickman and Mainak Das
Synthetic mammalian neuromuscular junction and method of making (US), James Hickman and Xiufang Guo
Polymer Composites Having Highly Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes, Qun Huo, Hui Chen, Saiful Khondaker, Harish Muthuraman, Lei Zhai, and Jianhua Zou
Detection of analytes using metal nanoparticle probes and dynamic light scattering (US), Qun Huo, Qiu Dai, and Xiong Liu
Oxidase Activity of Polymeric Coated Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, Charalambos Kaittanis, Sudip Nath, and Santimukul Santra
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle Based Device for the Detection of Reactive Oxygen Species and Monitoring of Chronic Inflammation, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, Charalambos Kaittanis, and Santimukul Santra
Cerium-Oxide-Nanoparticle-Based Device for the Detection of Reactive Oxygen Species and Monitoring of Chronic Inflammation DIV, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, Charalambos Kaittanis, and Santimukul Santra
Aqueous Method for Making Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles CON, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Sudip Nath
Silica-based Antibacterial and Antifungal Nanoformulation DIV, Swadeshmukul Santra
Activatable Nanoprobes for Intracellular Drug Delivery, Swadeshmukul Santra and James Turkson
Nanoparticles of Cerium Oxide Targeted to an Amyloid-Beta Antigen of Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Methods, Sudipta Seal, Annamaria Cimini, Barbara D'Angelo, and Soumen Das
Inhibition of Angiogenesis Associated with Ovarian Cancer By Nanoparticles of Cerium Oxide (CIP), Sudipta Seal, Shailendra Giri, Ajay Karakoti, and Viji Shridhar
Method of Forming Composite Materials including Conjugated Materials attached to Carbon Nanotubes or Graphenes (CIP), Lei Zhai, Anindarupa Chunder, Jianhua Liu, and Jianhua Zou
Patents from 2013
Aqueous Method for Making Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Sudip Nath
Synthesis of Hyperbranched Amphiphylic Polyester and Theranostic Nanoparticles thereof, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Santimukul Santra
Multimodal nanoparticles for non-invasive bio-imaging, Swadeshmukul Santra, Niclas Bengtsson, Scott Brown, Stephen Grobmyer, Huabei Jiang, Brij Moudgil, Edward Scott, Parvesh Sharma, Glenn Walter, and Qizhi Zhang
Method of Forming Functionalized Fly Ash Particles, Sudipta Seal, Larry Hench, and David Reid
Hydrophilic Particle Enhanced Heat Exchange and Method of Manufacture CIP, Ming Su, Louis Chow, and Edward Mahefkey
Supramolecular Structures Comprising At Least Partially Conjugated Polymers Attached to Carbon Nanotubes and Graphenes, Lei Zhai, Anindarupa Chunder, Jianhua Liu, and Jianhua Zou
Patents from 2012
LASER PROCESSING OF METAL NANOPARTICLE / POLYMER COMPOSITES, Qun Huo and Hui-Chuan Cheng
Dispersions of Carbon Nanotubes in Copolymer Solutions and Functional Composite Materials and Coatings Therefrom, Qun Huo, Lei Zhai, and Jianhua Zou
Synthesis of Polymer Coated Ceria Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, and Sudip Nath
Multimodal, Multifunctional Polymer Coated Nanoparticles, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Santimukul Santra
Silica-based Antibacterial and Antifungal Nanoformulation, Swadeshmukul Santra
Fabrication of High Aspect Ratio Core-Shell CdS-Mn/Zns Nanowires, Swadeshmukul Santra and Soumitra Kar
Functionalized Fly Ash and Oil Scavenging Using the Same, Sudipta Seal, Larry Hench, and David Reid
Hydrophilic Particle Enhanced Phase Change-Based Heat Exchange, Ming Su, Louis Chow, and Edward Mahefkey
Patents from 2011
LASER IRRADIATION OF METAL NANOPARTICLE/POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATIONS, Qun Huo, Hui-Chuan Cheng, and Jianhua Zou
Polymer Composites Having Highly Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes and Methods for Forming Same, Qun Huo, Hui Chen, Saiful Khondaker, Harish Muthuraman, Lei Zhai, and Jianhua Zou
Detection of biotargets using bioreceptor functionalized nanoparticles, Qun Huo, Qiu Dai, and Xiong Liu
Electrically Deflected Nanomechanical Sensors, Ming Su
Patents from 2010
Partially passivated quantum dots, process for making, and sensors therefrom., Swadeshmukul Santra, Yang Heesun, Paul Halloway, and Subir Sabui
Excitation band-gap tuning of dopant based quantum dots with core-inner shell-outer shell, Swadeshmukul Santra and Soumitra Kar
Excitation band-gap tuning of dopant based quantum dots with core-inner shell-outer shell DIV, Swadeshmukul Santra and Soumitra Kar
Excitation band-gap tuning of dopant based quantum dots with core-inner shell-outer shell DIV, Swadeshmukul Santra and Soumitra Kar