Human health activities

BioFusion™ is an innovative single-compartment anaerobic digester engineered to efficiently process organic solid and liquid waste from households, agriculture, and food industries. Unlike traditional multi-stage digesters, BioFusion™ integrates all four biological stages of anaerobic digestion...

The invention relates to a nano-emulsified phytodrug formulation designed for the transdermal treatment of diabetes, particularly Type II Diabetes Mellitus. It uses diosgenin, a natural antidiabetic compound, encapsulated in an oil-in-water nanoemulsion matrix composed of sesame oil and bottle gourd...

Advances in diagnostic technologies have expanded the use of saliva as a valuable testing medium. Saliva collection is simple, non-invasive, and avoids many of the challenges associated with blood or sputum sampling, making it highly suitable for point-of-care and community-based screening.
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This technology introduces a diagnostic method and kit that detects inflammatory diseases by measuring fibrin amyloid microclots (FAM) and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) found in patient blood. These two components often bind together to form microclot-associated NETs (MiNETs), which are...

A scalable pneumatic cushion features an array of pressure-controlled air cells, each equipped with a pressure sensor for closed-loop control. This allows for precise regulation of pressure in high-risk areas, promoting blood flow and reducing localized pressure. The system uses a microcontroller to...

Researchers at Stellenbosch University have developed a proprietary buffer that enables a high-temperature (50°C) IVT process, solving a key industry challenge. Unlike standard buffers that suffer a ~40% yield loss at high temperature, this formulation maintains ~93% RNA yield with standard enzyme...

ImmerseCell is a virtual reality experience (VLE) to teach undergraduate and postgraduate students about key cellular structures with an interactive, narrated, guided experience (Figure 1,  Figure 2). The team utilised real-world microscopy data of various key cellular structures in the mammalian...

The PAGA is an all-in-one anthropometric device designed for preterm and fragile infants, providing accurate, minimally invasive growth measurements in hospital and clinic settings, including low-resource environments. It captures all key metrics in one tool: weight, length, head circumference, foot...

This technology introduces a new class of zwitterionic polymers designed to gently break apart lipid bilayers and form stable lipid nanodiscs. These nanodiscs can capture and isolate membrane proteins in an environment that closely mimics their natural state. 
At the core of the invention is a...