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Upcycling Carbon Fiber Composite Waste

Market Opportunity Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are extensively used in aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors due to their exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and durability. However, recycling these materials remains challenging because their polymer matrices are highly cross-linked and difficult to break down. Traditional recycling...

Published: 9/22/2026 Inventor(s): Travis Williams, Steve Nutt, Clay Wang, Zehan Yu, Cory Jenkinson, Ben Miller, Berl Oakley, Clarissa Olivar Magallanes, Maria Tangalos

Category(s): Physical Sciences & Engineering, Physical Sciences & Engineering > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences & Engineering > Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology

2021-005 - Efficient Platform for the Biosynthesis of Natural Products

Biosynthesis of natural products Elucidating cryptic biosynthesis pathways Abstract USC researchers set out to devise a biosynthetic gene clusters (BGC) refactoring strategy and heterologous expression platform in A. nidulans based on the afo regulon. Taking advantage of the transcriptional regulatory elements of afo, the afo genes were replaced...

Published: 12/15/2025 Inventor(s): Yi-Ming Chiang, Clay Wang

Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomaterials & Bioprinting, Life Sciences

11-692 - Polypeptide Nanoparticles for Controlled Release of Ocular Biopharmaceuticals

Novel protein-based targeted drug delivery strategy Potential application to treat several ocular disorders Uses biocompatible, biodegradable and less immunogenic ELP-1 polymers Abstract USC scientists genetically engineered elastin-like polypeptides (ELP), which assemble multivalent nanoparticles at physiological temperature. The innovation was...

Published: 3/11/2026 Inventor(s): John MacKay, Wan Wang

Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics & Drug Development, Life Sciences