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Adhesive Composition for the Production of Engineered Wood and Method for Making and Using the Same
SUMMARY
Features
Sustainable adhesive
Recycled food industry waste
Construction grade
Applications
Toys for kids
Green pellets for burning
Construction materials
The Silk Lab at Tufts University has created a green alternative for creating a construction-grade particle-board...
Published: 1/14/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto, Marco Lo Presti
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Category(s): Device
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Systems and methods for a remote control actuator
Systems and methods for a remote control actuator The present application relates to compositions and methods of making flexible composite materials that are capable of moving, on a micro- or macro-scale, in response to an applied magnetic field and localized heat from a heat source. The present disclosure further provides systems and methods of using...
Published: 1/15/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto, Meng Li
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Category(s): Device
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Biomaterial-Based Sensing Inks for Printing
SUMMARYThe present disclosure provides, among other things, biopolymer-based ink compositions for printing applications and the converting inert substrates into interactive and responsive interfaces.BACKGROUNDScreen-printing and inkjet printing are two techniques that are simple, robust, and allow contemporary deposition and patterning of inks onto...
Published: 1/15/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto
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Category(s): Biomaterials
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Silk Wrinkles: Tuning Structural Protein Coformation for Dynamic, Responsive, Multifunctional Micropatterns
PROBLEM Protein micropatterning and nanopatterning have long provided sophisticated strategies for a wide range of applications including biointerfaces, tissue engineering, optics/photonics, and bioelectronics. In recent years, various micro- and nanofabrication technologies have been utilized to transform a water-based suspension of silk protein into...
Published: 1/23/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto, Yu Wang
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Category(s): Biomaterials
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Silk Mussel Glue
Silk mussel glueHere we report a new biomaterial composed by silk fibroin, polydopamine and Fe3+ with tunable adhesive properties superior to any bioinspired adhesive and some commercial glues. This material exhibits astonishing adhesion even underwater, mimicrying natural mussel byssus. Moreover, it is a completely biodegradable and atoxic (potentially...
Published: 1/15/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto, Gianluca Farinola, Marco Lo Presti
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Category(s): Biomaterials
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System and Method of Using a Tooth Antenna
System and Method of Using a Tooth AntennaThis disclosure provides a dielectric sensor configured to detect a physiological variable within a subject. The dielectric sensor having at least one split-ring resonator configured to be positioned within an oral cavity of the subject and to be bioresponsive to at least one physiological variable. The split-ring...
Published: 1/15/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto
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Category(s): Device
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Bio-Reactive Objects Based on Chemical Inks
Bio-Reactive Objects Based on Chemical InksThe present disclosure provides, among other things, biologically-based ink compositions for ink-jet printing applications, methods of making the biocompatible ink compositions, as well as articles, objects, devices, and apparatuses that comprise or are manufactured from comprise the biocompatible ink composition....
Published: 1/15/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto, Laia Soldevila, Giuseppina Matzeu
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Category(s): Biomaterials
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Silk-fibroin hydrogels, methods of forming, and uses thereof
Elastic transparent silk-fibroin hydrogelsThe present invention provides transparent, elastic silk hydrogels for applications, including corneal reshaping to restore visual acuity and photolithography. The present invention also provides methods of photocrosslinking silk fibroin protein using riboflavin as a photoinitiator and exposing such riboflavin...
Published: 1/15/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto, David Kaplan, Matthew Applegate
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Category(s): Biomaterials
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Biomimetic, Mechanical Tension-Driven Fabrication of Nanofibrillar Architecture
Biomimetic, Mechanical Tension-Driven Fabrication of Nanofibrillar ArchitectureThis invention provides methods for utilizing such forces in when generating nanofibrillar constructs with engineered morphology from the nano- to macro-scales. Using for example, a biopolymer silk fibroin as a base material, patterns of an intermediate hydrogel were generated...
Published: 1/15/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto
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Category(s): Biomaterials
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Patterned Photonic Crystals: Large Scale Silk Inverse Opals with Tunable, Geometrically Defined Structural Color
Patterned Photonic Crystals: Large Scale Silk Inverse Opals with Tunable, Geometrically Defined Structural ColorSummaryTufts researchers have developed large-scale, macro defect-free, and highly flexible patterned silk inverse opal photonic crystals with tunable, geometrically defined structural color. BackgroundSilk fibroin, collected from the domesticated...
Published: 1/15/2025
Inventor(s): Fiorenzo Omenetto
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Category(s): Biomaterials
