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Topical treatment with TGFbeta3 to facilitate skin and corneal wound healing in diabetic patients

Background: Diabetes affects approximately 170 million people worldwide, including 20.8 million in the USA, and by 2030 these numbers are projected to double. Diabetics often experience slow or limited wound healing. Slow wound healing allows longer time for the development of infections and can contribute to the formation of bed sores and ulcers...

Published: 3/12/2018 | Inventor(s): Fu-Shin Yu

Keywords(s): Diabetes

Category(s): Medical, Biologicals, Biomedical, Drug Discovery, Metabolic disorders, Protein/peptides, Therapeutics, Life Science

Generation of gp78 null mice

Generation of gp78 null mice WSU Tech#: 15-1291 Technology: Generation of the first preclinical experimental model system for gp78-/- C57BL/6 mice, which spontaneously develops age-related nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), linking endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) to hepatosteatosis, cirrhosis...

Published: 5/19/2017 | Inventor(s): Avraham Raz, Andrei Golovko

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Category(s): Animal models, Biology, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Drug Screening, Genomics/Genetics, Life Science, Oncology, Research tools

Secure Aliquoting Machine (SAM): An error free automated system for labeling and aliquoting clinical samples

Safe, Simple, Speedy Sample Transferring System (4STS) WSU Tech#: 14-1202 Technology Summary: The Vacutainer blood collection tubes (BD) have been optimized for various tests. One of the innovations in the Vacutainer collection tubes is the addition of a special gel to the tube that allows the separation of serum or plasma from cellular componen...

Published: 5/19/2017 | Inventor(s): Hossein Salimnia

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Category(s): Medical, Biomedical, Devices, Medical Devices

Easy Cell Block Device for Cytopathology and Surgical Pathology Specimens

Cell Block Device for Cytopathology and Surgical Pathology Specimens WSU Tech#: 13-1174 Technology Summary: Preparation of cell blocks is indicated from swaps or collected fluids where cells or small tissue fragments are examined. Veterinary sciences and many research labs also need good methodology to prepare high quality cell blocks wi...

Published: 5/19/2017 | Inventor(s): Vinod Shidham, Anjani Shidham

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Category(s): Medical, Biomedical, Diagnostic, Microscopy

GENERATION OF 5-FLUOROURACIL + OXALIPLATIN RESISTANT COLON CANCER CELLS: A TOOL TO STUDY CANCER RECURRENCE AND DRUG RESISTANCE

Generation of 5-Fluorouracil + Oxaliplatin Resistant Colon Cancer Cells WSU Tech#: 13-1154 Technology Summary: A significant obstacle for the successful management of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is intrinsic drug resistance or, in patients who respond to chemotherapy, acquired drug resistance. Drug resistance can occur through a variety...

Published: 5/19/2017 | Inventor(s): Adhip Majumdar, Yingjie Yu

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Category(s): Biomedical, Biotechnology, Cell lines, Characterization, Drug Discovery, Oncology, Research tools

Vaginal microbiome snapshot (VMS)

Vaginal Microbiome Sanpshot; a Method for Diagnosing Bacterial Vaginosis and Other Vaginal Disorders WSU Tech#: 13-1141 Technology Summary: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a disease of the vagina caused by an imbalance of naturally occurring bacterial flora and is often confused with yeast infection (candidiasis) or infection with Trichomonas vagina...

Published: 5/19/2017 | Inventor(s): Robert Akins, Jack Sobel

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Category(s): Assays, Biomedical, Diagnostic, Diagnostics, Infectious disease

Level of Galectin-3 protein in human blood improves PSA test results

Level of Galectin-3 Protein in Human Blood Improves PSA Test Results WSU Tech#: 13-1133 Technology Summary: For determining prostate cancer aggressiveness, PSA alone is not reliable, as it gives a high number of false positive and false negative results. There are about 25,000 publications on other markers in addition to PSA and as of yet, none...

Published: 5/19/2017 | Inventor(s): Avraham Raz, Vitaly Balan, Elisabeth Heath, Lance Heilbrun

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Category(s): Medical, Biomedical, Diagnostics, Oncology

Long non-protein-coding RNA molecules as therapeutics for epilepsy.

Long Non-Coding RNA Molecules as Therapeutics for Epilepsy WSU Tech#: 12-1089 Technology Summary: Long Non-coding RNA (lncRNA) were first described in 2002 from mouse, making this a relatively new technology. lncRNA transcripts far exceed the number of protein coding mRNAs in the mammalian transcriptome, but in lower copy numbers. Inventors ha...

Published: 5/19/2017 | Inventor(s): Jeffrey Loeb, Leonard Lipovich

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Category(s): Medical, Bioinformatics, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Diagnostic, Diagnostics, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceuticals, Therapeutics

Smart Artificial Muscles (SAM): Lightweight, soft self-powered actuators to assist mobility

Smart Artificial Muscles (SAM): Light-weight, Soft Self-Powered Actuators to Assist Mobility WSU Tech#: 15-1281 Technology Summary: All of the individual components of the proposed technology already exist; thus, there are no unique composition of matter IP to pursue for these components. The novelty and invention lies in the integration of all o...

Published: 5/25/2016 | Inventor(s): Leela Mohana Arava, Sujay Galen, Heather Lai, Chin Tan

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Category(s): Bioengineering, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Devices, Military, Physical Sciences, Robotics