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    • Varanasi, Venu; Aswath, Pranesh; Maginot, Megen; Lavrick, Nickolay V. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2021-01-26)
      Amorphous SiOx (SiO2), SiONx, silicon nitride (Si3N4), surface treatments are provided, on both metal (titanium) and non-metal surfaces. Amorphous silicon-film surface treatments are shown to enhance osteoblast and osteoblast ...
    • Grunlan, Melissa A.; Hahn, Mariah S.; Saunders, William B. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2020-04-21)
      The present invention is directed to a unique technology for preparing a growth-factor free, cylindrical, hydrogel implant that has multiple (three or more) longitudinal hydrogel zones with varying chemical and physical ...
    • Gaharwar, Akhilesh K.; Chimene, David (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 8/16/2022)
      A biodegradable and biocompatible three dimensional construct comprising a combination of a nano silicate (e.g., laponite) and two different polymers, the two polymers each individually providing at least one covalently ...
    • Varanasi, Venu; Aswath, Pranesh; Kramer, Philip; Velten, Megen; Ilyas, Azhar (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2020-11-10)
      Disclosed are compositions, methods and processes for fabricating and using a device or other implement including a surface or surfaces having a nanoscale or microscale layer or coating of Si--O--N--P. These coatings and/or ...