QuantumFlux Reverse Osmosis
A Better Membrane Helps to Replenish the World's Fresh Drinking Water Supply
In April of 1961, at the dedication of a desalination plant in Texas, President John F. Kennedy said:
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Success Stories
UCLA inventions are commercialized by startups and established companies worldwide. Featured below are selected examples of UCLA discoveries in the marketplace benefiting society.
Merci Retriever
Concentric Medical, Inc.: Saving Stroke Victims
Due to a pair of physicians’ innovation and determination, the removal of potentially fatal blood clots in the brain may ...
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Guglielmei Detachable Coil and Matrix Detachable Coil
Detachable Coils Defeat Brain Aneurysms With Skill and Ingenuity
Brain aneurysms are usually symptom free while they are developing but are devastating when they finally make their presence known. Most of...
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Integrated Clinical Information System Mobile (ICIS Mobile)
Wireless, Mobile Access to Medical Data Means the Doctor Is Always In
Doctors are expected to respond quickly and appropriately as their patients’ medical needs dictate. In an ideal world, physicians would have...
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Water Filtration Membrane Repels Dangerous Contaminants
UCLA researchers invented a new membrane that promises to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of water filtration and desalination
With failing infrastructure and increasing contamination of surface waters, aquifers and wells, the purity of water resources is a growing...
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Biomarkers Identify Best Treatment Options for Leukemia Patients
Improving treatment decisions for patients regarding Gleevec therapy
In 2001 the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Gleevec™ as a firstline therapy for treating chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). To...
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Assessing PTSD in Children and Adolescents
UCLA researchers developed one of the most widely used tools for assessing trauma history and posttraumatic stress symptoms.
“Trauma challenges an individual’s view of the world as a just, safe, and predictable place.” -APA
It is hard to imagine...
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Habitrol® Nicotine Patch
Tremendous Benefits to Society
A casual conversation between two brothers in the early 1980s leads to the research and development of the Habitrol® nicotine patch, which has helped thousands kick the smoking habit each year....
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