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3D Scaffold with Growth Factor delivery for Bone and Cartilage Regeneration

013-034-castro - Osteoarthritis, affecting 48 million Americans, is characterized by progressive structural and functional degeneration at the bone and cartilage (osteochondral) interface. The...

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Direct Low Cost Production of Graphene Platelets

012-033-keidar - In the last ten years graphene has exploded on the scientific scene with its myriad of novel and exciting properties.  Graphene has, to name a few of these properties, very high...

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Magnetically Enhanced Micro-Cathode Vacuum ARC Thruster

10-0002-keidar - Development of micro- and nano-satellites has expanded significantly in the last ten years.  The satellite user community is moving towards constellations of...

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Alternating Electrode Micro-cathode Thrusters for Nanospacecraft

013-033-keidar - As the name suggests, nanosatellites and microsatellites are significantly smaller and lighter than traditional satellites (between 1 kg and 100kg). With this shrinkage, the demands...

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2D Material Based Spiral Solar Cell

015-38-sorger - Researchers at George Washington University have recently developed an improved Solar Cell material.  While photovoltaic cells based on semiconducting two-dimensional (2D) transition...

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Hollow Carbon Nanosphere Composite Based Secondary Cell Electrodes

015-066-wagner - Building on prior research, researchers at The George Washington University have overcome the lower energy capacity, charge/discharge rate and low temperature performance of lithium...

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Voltage Controlled Magnetization Switching for Magnetic Storage Devices

015-049-ghahremani - Motivated by the push for increased areal density beyond the super paramagnetic limit in the magnetic recording industry, GW Researchers from the Institute of Magnetic Research...

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One-pot synthesis of carbon nanofibers from CO2

015-035-licht - Carbon Nanofibers (CNFs) are highly desired as a material resource due to their superior strength, conductivity, flexibility, and durability.  Their use, however, is limited by the cost...

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3D printed vascularized tissue scaffold with extracellular matrix triggered...

016-006-zhang - “Vas-Scaf” is a 3D bio-printed vascularized bone scaffold perfused with osteogenic and angiogenic growth factors. Artificial bone grafts lacking vascularization fail due to poor...

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Matrix-free Mass Spectrometry on Nanopost Array (NAPA) Chips

009-000xb-vertes - Silicon NAPA chips provide highly efficient ion production for ultratrace analysis and molecular imaging by mass spectrometry without an ionization matrix. Matrix-assisted laser...

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DOPED GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES

015037-shuai - A growing number of persistent organic micro-pollutants such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products, pesticides, and herbicides are frequently observed in natural and treated...

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Friction Reduction for Engine Components

011-0021-hsu - The demand for automobile energy efficiency and higher emission standards encourages the development of modern engines and drive trains that have lower frictional losses at various...

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Microencapsulation of Chemical Additives

015-014-hsu - There is a need for a new process for encapsulating complex chemical additives, where microcapsules can give strong performance under hostile chemical and mechanical conditions. While...

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Materials and Coatings of Variable Density for Electrodes and Catalysts

019-014-nagel - Researchers at The George Washington University are developing innovative methods to produce materials and coatings, which can be used for electrodes in batteries, fuel cells,...

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4D-Printed Programmable Culture Substrate for Controlling Neural Stem Cell...

020-006-zhang - Neural stem cells (NSCs) exhibit great promise for treating neurodegenerative diseases and injuries. Treatments will rely on efficient proliferation and differentiation of NSCs into...

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Aluminum Coated Silicon Nanoparticles for Li-ion Battery Anodes (inexpensive...

017-028-wagner - Researchers at The George Washington University are developing an innovative material for use in Li-ion battery anodes. The market for Li-ion battery ANODE materials is about $1...

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