Rice University Research Repository


The Rice Research Repository (R-3) provides access to research produced at Rice University, including theses and dissertations, journal articles, research center publications, datasets, and academic journals. Managed by Fondren Library, R-3 is indexed by Google and Google Scholar, follows best practices for preservation, and provides DOIs to facilitate citation. Woodson Research Center collections, including Rice Images and Documents and the Task Force on Slavery, Segregation, and Racial Injustice, have moved here.



 

Recent Submissions

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Multicomponent plasmonic photocatalysts consisting of a plasmonic antenna and a reactive catalytic surface: the antenna-reactor effect
(2024-04-16) Halas, Nancy Jean; Nordlander, Peter; Robatjazi, Hossein; Swearer, Dayne Francis; Zhang, Chao; Zhao, Hangqi; Zhou, Linan; Rice University; United States Patent and Trademark Office
A method of making a multicomponent photocatalyst, includes inducing precipitation from a pre-cursor solution comprising a pre-cursor of a plasmonic material and a pre-cursor of a reactive component to form co-precipitated particles; collecting the co-precipitated particles; and annealing the co-precipitated particles to form the multicomponent photocatalyst comprising a reactive component optically, thermally, or electronically coupled to a plasmonic material.
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Hydrogel delivery of sting immunotherapy for treatment cancer
(2024-04-30) Young, Simon; Leach, David; Hartgerink, Jeffrey D.; Rice University; The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; United States Patent and Trademark Office
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides for novel compositions of matter comprising multi domain peptide (MDP) hydrogels and cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs). Also disclosed are method of using such compositions in the treatment of cancer, including in particular the treatment of head and neck cancers, such as those resistant to CDN therapy.
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Laser-induced graphene filters and methods of making and using same
(2024-04-16) Tour, James M.; Stanford, Michael G.; Li, John; Chyan, Yieu; Arnusch, Christopher John; Presutti, Steven E.; Rice University; B.G. NEGEV TECHNOLOGIES and APPLICATIONS LTD., at Ben-Gurion University; United States Patent and Trademark Office
Virus and microbe-killing, self-sterilizing resistive heated air filters and methods of making and using same methods. The air filter is includes laser-induced graphene (LIG), a porous conductive graphene foam formed through photothermal conversion of a polyimide film (or another source or source of polymer or other LIG precursor material) by a laser source. The LIG in the air filter can capture particulates and bacteria. The bacteria cannot proliferate even when submerged in culture medium. Through a periodic Joule-heating mechanism, the filter easily reaches greater than 300° C. This destroys any microorganisms including bacteria, along with molecules that can cause adverse biological reactions and diseases such as viruses, pyrogens, allergens, exotoxins, endotoxins, teichoic acids, mycotoxins, nucleic acids, and prions.
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Three-dimensional (3D) printing of graphene materials
(2024-04-30) Tour, James M.; Sha, Junwei; Li, Yilun; Miller, Jordan; Kinstlinger, Ian; Cofer, Savannah; Chyan, Yieu; Rice University; United States Patent and Trademark Office
Three-dimensional (3D) printing of graphene materials and methods and apparatuses for making same. In some embodiments, combined metal powder and carbon growth sources (such as powder Ni and sucrose) are utilized in the 3D printing process. In other embodiments, metal powders with binders (such as powder Ni and a polymer bases binder) are utilized in the 3D printing process. The metal in the resulting 3D printed composite material can then be etched or otherwise removed yielding the 3D printed graphene materials.
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Library Science @ Fondren
(Rice University, 2024-04) Sewell, Jeanette Claire; Fondren Library
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