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.

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Patents from 2015

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Methods for biomolecule and biomolecule complex (bmc) detection and analysis and the use of such for research and medical diagnosis (US), Qun Huo

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Polymer Coated Ceria Nanoparticles for Selective Cytoprotection (CIP), J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, Charalambos Kaittanis, and Sudip Nath

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Microbe detection via hybridizing magnetic relaxation nanosensors (US), J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Charalambos Kaittanis, and Saleh Naser

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Nanoparticle-Mediated Methods for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Charalambos Kaittanis, and Sudip Nath

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Aqueous Method for Making Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles CON, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Sudip Nath

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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

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METHODS OF PROMOTING ANGIOGENESIS USING CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES, Sudipta Seal, Soumen Das, and William Self

Patents from 2014

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Method of myelinating isolated motoneurons, James Hickman

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Method of co-culturing mammalian muscle cells and motoneurons, James Hickman and Mainak Das

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Synthetic mammalian neuromuscular junction and method of making (US), James Hickman and Xiufang Guo

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Polymer Composites Having Highly Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes, Qun Huo, Hui Chen, Saiful Khondaker, Harish Muthuraman, Lei Zhai, and Jianhua Zou

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Detection of analytes using metal nanoparticle probes and dynamic light scattering (US), Qun Huo, Qiu Dai, and Xiong Liu

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Oxidase Activity of Polymeric Coated Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, Charalambos Kaittanis, Sudip Nath, and Santimukul Santra

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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

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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

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Aqueous Method for Making Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles CON, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Sudip Nath

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Silica-based Antibacterial and Antifungal Nanoformulation DIV, Swadeshmukul Santra

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Activatable Nanoprobes for Intracellular Drug Delivery, Swadeshmukul Santra and James Turkson

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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

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Inhibition of Angiogenesis Associated with Ovarian Cancer By Nanoparticles of Cerium Oxide (CIP), Sudipta Seal, Shailendra Giri, Ajay Karakoti, and Viji Shridhar

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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

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Aqueous Method for Making Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Sudip Nath

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Synthesis of Hyperbranched Amphiphylic Polyester and Theranostic Nanoparticles thereof, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Santimukul Santra

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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

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Method of Forming Functionalized Fly Ash Particles, Sudipta Seal, Larry Hench, and David Reid

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Hydrophilic Particle Enhanced Heat Exchange and Method of Manufacture CIP, Ming Su, Louis Chow, and Edward Mahefkey

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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

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LASER PROCESSING OF METAL NANOPARTICLE / POLYMER COMPOSITES, Qun Huo and Hui-Chuan Cheng

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Dispersions of Carbon Nanotubes in Copolymer Solutions and Functional Composite Materials and Coatings Therefrom, Qun Huo, Lei Zhai, and Jianhua Zou

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Synthesis of Polymer Coated Ceria Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Atul Asati, and Sudip Nath

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Multimodal, Multifunctional Polymer Coated Nanoparticles, J. Manuel Perez Figueroa and Santimukul Santra

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Silica-based Antibacterial and Antifungal Nanoformulation, Swadeshmukul Santra

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Fabrication of High Aspect Ratio Core-Shell CdS-Mn/Zns Nanowires, Swadeshmukul Santra and Soumitra Kar

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Functionalized Fly Ash and Oil Scavenging Using the Same, Sudipta Seal, Larry Hench, and David Reid

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Hydrophilic Particle Enhanced Phase Change-Based Heat Exchange, Ming Su, Louis Chow, and Edward Mahefkey

Patents from 2011

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LASER IRRADIATION OF METAL NANOPARTICLE/POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATIONS, Qun Huo, Hui-Chuan Cheng, and Jianhua Zou

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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

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Detection of biotargets using bioreceptor functionalized nanoparticles, Qun Huo, Qiu Dai, and Xiong Liu

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Electrically Deflected Nanomechanical Sensors, Ming Su

Patents from 2010

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Partially passivated quantum dots, process for making, and sensors therefrom., Swadeshmukul Santra, Yang Heesun, Paul Halloway, and Subir Sabui

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Excitation band-gap tuning of dopant based quantum dots with core-inner shell-outer shell, Swadeshmukul Santra and Soumitra Kar

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Excitation band-gap tuning of dopant based quantum dots with core-inner shell-outer shell DIV, Swadeshmukul Santra and Soumitra Kar

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Excitation band-gap tuning of dopant based quantum dots with core-inner shell-outer shell DIV, Swadeshmukul Santra and Soumitra Kar