Ramses Martinez and Wenzhuo Wu Awarded Patents
Author: | Dave Montgomery |
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Martinez and Wu have been awarded patents. Ramses for work on waterproof electronic decals for monitoring pH levels and Wu for developing a method of nanomanufacturing crystals of tellurium.

Ramses Martinez, Hall Family Rising Star Associate Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering; Joint Appointment with Biomedical Engineering
Hall Family Rising Star Associate Professor Ramses Martinez has been awarded a patent for waterproof electronic decals (WPEDs) which are flexible electronic devices capable of continuously monitoring pH levels of biofluids wirelessly. The WPEDs use a polyaniline/silver composite to measure a wide range of pH and can be worn on the skin or attached to the surface of sanitary tampons to detect bacterial vaginosis by monitoring vaginal pH.
Professor Wenzhuo Wu recently secured a patent for his innovative work on substrate-free two-dimensional (2D) elemental twin-crystals exhibiting co-existing opposite chirality.
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Wenzhuo Wu, Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering
The patented technology involves the synthesis of substrate-free twinned 2D tellurium crystals, each comprising two wings with opposite chirality joined at an angle to form a V-shaped structure. This unique configuration holds significant potential for applications in electronics, optoelectronics, and sensing technologies, where the control of material properties at the atomic level is crucial.
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