The Penn State Research Foundation

Sven Gunnar Bilen

Jason Z Moore

Scarlett Miller

Ali M Memari

Nicholas A Meisel

Christopher A Siedlecki

Shadi Nazarian

Ian Gilchrist

Joseph Portelli

Girish Soorappa Kirimanjeswara

Sean David Knecht

Maryam Hojati

Jose Manuel Pinto Duarte

Michael Matthew Micci

Aleksandra Radlinska

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a printable cementitious composition comprising a cement binder, an aggregate, at least one pozzolanic additive, an accelerator, water, and nanoclay.

Three-dimensional printing of cementitious compositions

A haptic needle insertion simulator includes a syringe compartment having a cavity and a retractable needle at an end of the syringe compartment. The needle is operable to retract into the syringe compartment when pushed against a surface. The cavity is configured to provide a force profile felt by a user holding the simulator and simulating a realistic feeling of insertion force.

Low cost haptic force medical instrument insertion simulator

Various aspects of the invention relate to methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions including atherosclerosis and endocarditis using low-temperature, non-equilibrium plasmas. A device may be, for example, a catheter that carries electrodes and a dielectric material for generating a localized, non-equilibrium plasma in a bodily fluid such as blood.

Low-temperature plasma catheter for less-invasive, localized treatment of endocarditis and atherosclerosis

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State College, PA, United States of America

Sven Gunnar Bilen