According to a NIDR survey on employed American adults' oral health, approximately 42% of those older than 65 years and 4% of those 35 to 65 years are totally edentulous. Additionally, by the age of 65, those with teeth have lost an average of ten, while those between the ages of 55 to 64 have lost… More

According to a NIDR survey on employed American adult's oral health, approximately 42% of those oldyears and 4% of those 35 to 65 years are totally edentulous. Additionally, by the age of 65, those waverage of ten, while those between the ages of 55 to 64 have lost nine. This tremendous number of… More

BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. (BME) and NASA Ames Research Center (NASA ARC) are developing NASA's aerospace insulation materials for use as an osseous scaffolding to facilitate and support bone wound healing and regeneration. Fibrous reusable composite insulation (FRCI) developed by NASA for use on… More

Not Available This research effort will develop an innovative instrument and method to monitor, and manage and control fouling and cleaning of spiral wound reverse osmosis filter elements. The developed fouling meter will determine both the extent and type of fouling (i.e., biofouling, scaling,… More

Description (provided by applicant): This application is re-submitted as Phase I instead of Fast Track per recommendation of reviewers. The Phase I is to perform preliminary tests of new designs of the polytetrafluoroethylene graft (PTFEG) used as vascular access for hemodialysis, in a setting… More

This is a revised application. Studies performed in phase I SBIR grants #1R43DK55385-01A1 and #1R43DK 59062-01A1 have proven in vitro the concepts advanced in phase I: (a) contrary to common belief, the single jet of the current venous needle (CVN) causes high turbulence inside the vascular access,… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Studies performed with phase I SBIR grants 1R43DK55385-01A1 and 1 R43 DK59062-01A1 and phase II SBIR grants 2R44DK059062-02A1 and 5R44DK059062-04 have demonstrated the following: a) A new hemodialysis(HD) venous needle (NVN) with three jets is… More