NU-MRSEC researchers benefit from numerous effective and well-established collaborations with partners in academia, national labs, and industry.

Recognized experts from these sectors also serve on the NU-MRSEC External Advisory Committee, providing ad hoc support to the Center Director when needed, as well as formal feedback on progress and direction during the Annual Meeting.

The NU-MRSEC also works collaboratively with a number of NU industrial outreach programs, institutes, centers, and schools to facilitate the efficient transfer of knowledge gained at the Center to industry.

For additional information regarding direct involvement with the NU-MRSEC and its cadre of exemplary faculty members, postdoctoral associates, and graduate students, please contact Industrial Liaison, Kathleen Stair at (847) 491-7827.

Patents

The following technology was developed in the NU-MRSEC and is available for licensing through the Northwestern University Technology Transfer Program.

Nanotechnologies

Surface Enhanced Raman Nanobiosensor
Richard Van Duyne, Matthew Glucksberg, Karen Shafer-Peltier, Christy Hayes, Joseph Walsh, Chanda Ranjit-Yonzon, Nilam Shah, Olga Lyandres, Douglas Stuart, Jonathan Yuen (NU25108)

Mesoscale Metallic Pyramids With Nanoscale Tips
Teri Odom, Joel Henzie, Eun-Soo Kwak (NU25026)

Enhanced Performance of Blue Light Emitting Polymer Diodes via Anode Modification
Qinglan Huang, He Yan and Tobin J. Marks (NU22103)

Solution-Processed High Mobility Inorganic Thin-Film Transistors with a Self-Assembled Nanoscopic Gate Dielectric
Tobin Marks, Antonio Facchetti, Paul Byrne (NU27152)

Well-Dispersed Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nacomposites with Major Property Improvements: Fabrication by Two-Step Solid-State Shear Pulverization and Melt Processing
John Torkelson, Jun’ichi Masuda (NU28065)

Energy

Method of Making Silver Vanadium Oxide Material Useful as a Battery Cathode
Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier, Thomas Albrecht, Frederic Sauvage (NU27115/NU27058)

Electro-Optic Materials

Vapor Deposited Electro-Optic Films Self-Assembled Through Hydrogen Bonding
Peiwang Zhu and Tobin J. Marks (NU22107/NU22065)

Low-Voltage Organic Electro-Optic Modulators Using Transparent Conducting Oxides As Electrodes
Tobin Marks, Jing Ma, Guoyang Xu, Seng-Tiong Ho (NU23080)

Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly of Large Response Molecular Electro-Optic Materials by a Desilylation Strategy
Tobin J. Marks and Milko E. van der Boom (NU20010)

Coating Technologies

Novel Single-Dip Method for Producing Antibacterial and other Electrostatic Metal based Surface Coatings
Stoyan K Smoukov, Kyle Bishop, Bartlomiej Kowalczyk, Alexander Kalsin, Bartosz Grzybowski (NU27078)

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Polymer-Cellulose Composites via Solid-State Shear Pulverization
John Torkelson, Amanda Flores (NU28135)

Solid State Shear Pulverization Of Multicomponent Polymeric And Waste Materials
Klementina Khait, John Torkelson, Erin Riddick, Naomi Furgiuele (NU20068/NU20057/NU98102/NU9245)

Method of Producing An Exfoliated Polymer-Clay Nanocomposite Through Solid-State Shear Pulverization
John Torkelson, Andrew Lebovits, Kosmas Kasimatis, Klementina Khait (NU22089)

Enhanced Polymer Properties by Solid State Shear Pulverization
John Torkelson, Cynthia Pierre and Amanda Flores (NU28003)