This technology relates to a method for producing plant-based protein, which involves drying and defatting spent coffee grounds, then extracting protein with an alkaline solution, and finally precipitating and recovering it with an acidic solution.
Most spent coffee grounds are discarded, leading to resource waste and environmental problems, such as greenhouse gas emissions.
To address this, this technology extracts plant-based protein from discarded spent coffee grounds using acid precipitation, thereby utilizing it as a raw material for various food and cosmetic products and enhancing sustainability and resource reusability.
This technology relates to a composition for diagnosing diabetes and a method for providing information, which includes a substance for detecting specific metabolites in the tears of diabetic patients.
Conventional diabetes diagnosis relies on invasive methods such as blood sampling, causing inconvenience for early and self-diagnosis. Consequently, there has been a demand for simple and non-invasive diagnostic tools.
This technology identifies tear metabolite biomarkers through GC/TOF MS analysis, showing increased levels of threonine, mannose, sorbitol, etc., and decreased levels of 1,5-anhydroglucitol, beta-alanine, etc. This enables accurate and non-invasive diagnosis of diabetes using only tears.
This technology concerns a composition for diagnosing diabetes and a method for providing information, which includes a substance that detects specific metabolites in the tears of diabetic patients.
Existing diabetes diagnosis relies on invasive methods such as blood sampling, which has caused inconvenience for early and self-diagnosis. Consequently, there has been a demand for simple and non-invasive diagnostic tools.
This technology, through GC/TOF MS analysis, identifies tear metabolite biomarkers where threonine, mannose, sorbitol, and others increase, while 1,5-anhydroglucitol, beta-alanine, and others decrease, thereby enabling accurate and non-invasive diagnosis of diabetes using only tears.
This technology relates to tofu for preventing and improving muscle diseases, which contains mealworm larva protein or its extracts/hydrolysates as active ingredients.
With an aging population, diseases related to sarcopenia and muscle atrophy are increasing. However, there has been a lack of food products that improve muscle function decline while being easy to consume.
This tofu effectively suppresses the expression of muscle-wasting genes such as myostatin, MuRF1, and Atrogin-1. It also exhibits excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Its low gel strength and high digestibility make it useful as a customized functional food for the elderly or patients with chewing and swallowing difficulties.
This technology concerns a novel marine microbial community with the ability to degrade biodegradable plastics and its applications.
Even biodegradable plastics lacked sufficient microbial resources for efficient degradation and processing in real-world waste environments.
The marine microbial community developed with this technology can be utilized in establishing biodegradable plastic composting for waste plastic treatment, thereby contributing to eco-friendly waste management.
This technology concerns a food vacuum storage system comprising a vacuum storage tank and door, a vacuum pump, vacuum line, remote-controlled vacuum valve, and an air generator and air line.
Existing cooling-based storage systems had high power consumption and significant installation and operating costs, yet were limited in maintaining long-term freshness.
To address this, this technology uses remote-controllable vacuum valves and pumps to selectively maintain a vacuum in storage compartments, preserving food freshness for extended periods while minimizing power consumption, all without relying on conventional cooling systems.
This technology relates to a composition for neural progenitor cell differentiation and neuronal cell culture, comprising porcine brain-derived decellularized extracellular matrix (P-BdECM) and laminin, and its manufacturing method.
Existing neuronal cell culture materials could not sufficiently mimic the human brain microenvironment, leading to limitations in the activity, differentiation, and survival rate of neural progenitor cells.
This technology enhances cell adhesion by adding laminin to P-BdECM, thereby promoting the activity and axon formation of neural progenitor cells and significantly increasing their differentiation potential and survival rate.
This technology relates to silica nanostructures having a spherical or polyhedral hollow frame and an interior filling material, mesoscale assemblies comprising the same, and methods for manufacturing each.
Previously, it was difficult to precisely control the shape and surface curvature of amorphous phase materials at the nanoscale, which limited the diversity of usable materials.
This technology provides a method for manufacturing silica nanostructures with controllable surface curvature and shape, enabling the realization of various types of nanostructures and mesoscale assemblies assembled therefrom.
This technology relates to an antibody that specifically binds to human Fc alpha receptors and its immunologically active fragments. It is a technology that maximizes the mechanism of action of various antibody therapeutics by maintaining an IgG format and binding to Fc alpha receptors on effector cells.
Conventional IgA antibodies had limitations in utilizing effector functions, making it difficult to fully elicit the cell-killing effects (ADCC/ADCP) of antibody therapeutics.
This technology is designed to bind to Fc alpha receptors on neutrophils, which constitute the highest proportion in mammals, thereby overcoming the drawbacks of conventional IgA. It enhances antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and phagocytosis and can be widely applied as various Fc-fusion protein therapeutics.
This technology relates to a composition for preventing and treating fibrosis, comprising as an active ingredient a substance that inhibits the expression or activity of CDK17 (cyclin-dependent kinase 17).
Fibrosis causes organ damage and fatal diseases due to the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix, but there have been insufficient therapeutic targets that can effectively inhibit fibrosis in various organs.
This technology confirms that CDK17 inhibition significantly reduces collagen production and cell activity in liver, kidney, and lung fibrosis cell models, thereby offering excellent therapeutic effects broadly applicable to fibrosis in various organs.
This technology relates to a mask-securing hat, which comprises a main body worn on the head and features loops on both sides for attaching and securing mask ear straps.
Previously, mask ear straps often caused pain and pressure on the ears when worn, and there was no proper way to store the mask when removed.
To address these issues, this technology allows users to connect mask ear straps to the loops on both sides of the hat, alleviating ear pain. Furthermore, it enables the mask to be hung on the hat when not in use, thereby enhancing user convenience.
This beauty mask pack features an opening mechanism, comprising a support part and a press part, that allows for easy and convenient bursting of the internal liquid pouch.
Existing skincare masks were inconvenient due to their cumbersome usage process and the difficulty in applying ingredients tailored to different skin conditions.
This technology ruptures the liquid pouch surface by pressing the press part through the hollow of the support part. This allows for easy, one-handed opening without additional tools, thereby enhancing user convenience and the cosmetic efficacy for various skin types.
This beauty mask technology features multiple C-shaped protrusions on the mask sheet, designed to stimulate the skin with uniform pressure and promote blood circulation, irrespective of facial contours.
Traditional beauty masks often struggled to provide uniform skincare benefits because their massage effects and the absorption rates of cosmetic ingredients varied across different facial contours.
This technology features C-shaped members with pointed ends and a curved section designed to roll over an applicator. When one end is pressed, the opposing end protrudes, applying pressure around the skin's contours. This mechanism ensures uniform massage and ingredient absorption across all areas of the face.
This technology is an air curtain device designed for face-to-face interactions. It forms an air curtain in situations requiring in-person contact, such as medical examinations, consultations, interviews, and education, to block the airborne transmission of infectious diseases, hygiene issues, and odors.
While face-to-face interactions pose a risk of infectious disease transmission via droplets, there has been a lack of adequate solutions to ensure hygiene while flexibly adapting to diverse in-person settings.
This technology forms an air barrier between individuals by blowing air upwards along the length of its main body. Comprising multiple sections connected by hinges, the main body can be folded or angled, allowing the shielding range to be adjusted to suit various face-to-face environments, such as tables.
This smartphone pouch technology protects smartphones from external impacts and scratches, effectively dissipates heat, and enables tactile recognition of the display-type home button's location.
Existing smartphone pouches suffered from inadequate protection against external impacts and scratches, inconvenient touch operation while in use, and inefficient heat dissipation.
This technology combines a flexible cover, a metal cover, a transparent protective film, and a decorative plate. By incorporating multiple heat dissipation grooves into the metal cover, it simultaneously enhances impact and scratch protection, touch operation convenience, and thermal efficiency.
