2000 - Development of new biomimetic approaches for the synthesis of ordered mineral films

* Aizenberg developed new biomimetic approaches for the synthesis of ordered mineral films with highly controlled shapes & orientations * Discovered unique biological optical systems that outperform technological analogs * Characterized the associated organic molecules * Continues research in biomimetics.

Enhanced catalytic materials with partially embedded catalytic nanoparticles; Hi-surface area functional material coated structures; Hydrophobic barrier layer for ceramic indirect evaporative cooling systems; Formation of high quality titania, alumina & other metal oxide templated materials through coassembly; Slippery self-lubricating polymer surfaces; Structurally colored materials with spectrally absorbing components & Methods for making same; Sanitation systems & components thereof having a slippery surface; Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces & Biological applications thereof; Modifying optical properties of thin film structures using an absorbing element; Band-gap tunable elastic optical multilayer fibers; Solidificable composition for preparation of liquid-infused slippery surfaces & methods of applying; Fluid-based gating mechanism with tunable multiphase selectivity & antifouling behavior; Containers, bottles, drums, vats & tanks having a slippery surface; Slips surface based on metal-containing compound; Anti-counterfeiting methods; Slippery surfaces with high pressure stability, optical transparency & self-healing characteristics; Manipulation of fluids in 3-d porous photonic structures with patterned surface properties; Micro-chemical mixing; Dynamic & switchable slippery surfaces; Fluid Oscillations on structured surfaces; Self-regulating chemo-mechano-chemical systems; Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces having improved stability; Reconfigurable surfaces for information security & protection of physical biometrics; environmentally responsive optical micro structured hybrid actuator assemblies & applications thereof; Adaptive shading, display & color control; Low-temperature synthesis of silica; Assembly & deposition of materials using a superhydrophobic surface structure; Versatile high aspect ratio actuable nanostructured materials through replication; Surfaces physically transformable by environmental changes; Continuous flow micro-crusher; Chemical & biological detection arrays; Environmentally sensitive nanostructure surfaces; Nanostructured surfaces for microparticles analysis & manipulation; tunable lithography with a refraction mask; Reversible actuation in arrays of nanostructures; Large area induced assembly of nanostructures; Low adsorption surfaces; Reversibly adaptive rough micro-& nanostructures; Tunable micro-lens array; Devices having patterned regions of polycrystalline organic semiconductors & methods of making the same; Framework assisted crystal growth; Lenses with tunable liquid optical elements; Tunable field of view liquid microlens;

Category:
Chemical Biology

Completion Status:
done

Patent Number:
11590483; 11325114; 11305235; 11192796; 11186731; 11155715; 11118067; 10982100; 10550272; 10539727; 10450467; 10422947; 10385081; 10330218; 10265694; 10233335; 10146007; 10011800; 9963597; 9937743; 9932482; 9932484; 9851310; 9839908; 9683197; 9681552; 9650548;9630224; 9492578; 9353646; 9279771;9229218; 9122055; 9121306; 9121307; 8993063; 8927464; 8833430; 8734003; 7998431; 7960167; 7927783; 7884530; 7883665; 7764004; 7106519; 6960255; 6891682; 6778328; CA2878683C; CA2825008; CA2819336;CA2825012C

Co-Inventor:
Elijah Shirman; Tanya Shirman; Michael Aizenberg; Nicolas Vogel; Mathias Kolle; Jomathan L. Grinham; Jack alvarenga; Martin Bechthold; Katherine Reece Phillips; Theresa M. Kay; Peter Vickusic; Robert D. Howe; Alex Vena; Jiaxi Cui; Stuart Dunn; Benjamin Hatton; Caitlin Howell; Philseok Kim; Tak sing Wong; Xi Yao; Ian burgess; Stefanie Utech; David A. Weitz; Natalie Koay; Sung Hoon Kang; Donald Ingber; Michael Super; Grant England; Calvin Russell; Xu Hou; Mughies Khan; Alexander Tesler; Ximin He; Lidiya Mishchenko; Marko Loncar; Paul Robert Kolodner; Thomas Nikita Krupenkin; Wendong Wang; Marc Scott Hodes; Joseph Ashley Taylor; Michael Bucaro; Oleksandr Sydorenko; Shu Yang; Mischa Megens; Zhenan Bao; Alejandro L. Briseno; Yong-Jin Han; Hyunsek Moon; Timofei Nikita Kroupenkine; Stanley Pau; Kam Yan Tang;