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ADA Technologies, Inc. (ADA) and Dr. Massoud Pedram at the University of Southern California (USC) have successfully completed a Phase I STTR effort for the development of a lithium ion (Li-ion)/ supercapacitor hybrid electrical energy storage system (HEESS) to afford pulse power characteristics (projected ~10 kW/kg) in a high energy system (100-150 Wh/kg). The system is enabled via a constant cur ...

Project Summary This SBIR Commercialization Readiness Pilot project will prepare and achieve the commercial launch of Bio- Circuit Technologies’ Nerve Tape® device for sutureless nerve repair. Nerve injuries are common and result in paralysis, sensory loss, and chronic pain. In current repair techniques, the ends of a cut nerve are microsutured back together under high magnification by a specia ...

ABSTRACT Approximately 600,000 people live with partial hand amputations in the United States, with an estimated 14,500 new cases occurring each year. Despite the advances in miniaturized electronics and motors, there has been very little advancement in mechatronic prosthetic digits for this underserved patient population. In fact, to date, there is only one myoelectric prosthetic option for patie ...

Abstract This project aims to develop and commercialize the Volumetric Calcium Imaging 2-Photon Activity Microscope, vCAm™, a revolutionary new 2-photon microscope based on a technological breakthrough called Light Beads Microscopy (LBM) that was recently developed by Dr. Alipasha Vaziri and co-workers (Lab. Neurotechnol. Biophys., Rockefeller Univ., New York, NY). The game-changing innovation i ...

The project aims to create a framework for real-time wearable sensor analysis that can be used to monitor warfighter health and readiness. There are two parts to the work: Framework and Model. The framework will be built on a smartphone and provides the flexibility to add any number of Bluetooth Low Energy wearable sensors and/or internal smartphone sensors while maintaining low energy consumption ...

5G (including licensed-Cellular, CBRS, and next-generation Wi-Fi 6E/7), Next-G, high-performance networks, as enablers for next-generation Edge and Cloud computing, are anticipated to offer more efficient and superior capabilities. Considering the anticipated disruptive capabilities provided by such networks, the Department of Defense (DoD), other federal government agencies, and the private secto ...

Abstract This Phase II project describes the commercial development of HyperAxon™, highly innovative software for performing automated segmentation, tracing, reconstruction and quantitative analysis of all axonal fibers (with and without signs of acute axonal injury) visible in two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) microscopy images of central nervous system (CNS) areas, even those with extreme ...

This project will provide the capability of modeling of electromagnetics in systems with highly disparate space and time scales.  This will enable computing the interference by incident electromagnetics on electronic components inside of shielded volumes.  The interference arises because the electromagnetic radiation is able to leak through the seams and of such enclosures as well as through sma ...

Project Summary/Abstract Focal cerebral ischemia (stroke) afflicts nearly 800,000 Americans each year and often results in permanent cognitive impairment or death. Efforts in developing a cerebroprotective stroke therapy have largely resulted in disappointment: the only approved pharmacological therapy is hemolytic treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA; alteplase). In this project, we w ...

Project Summary Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) affects ~300,000 people in the US, with 11,000 new cases/year. After SCI, spinal reflex function becomes abnormal, contributing to motor impairments and spasticity that affects 65-78% of people with SCI. Thus, restoring the function of spinal reflex pathways is a major therapeutic goal. Current therapies are only moderately successful; motor function often ...