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This green approach to manufacturing plastic with decorative chrome will eliminate health and environmental hazards from the chrome electroplating process. The US and global market for decorative chrome on plastic is12 million m2/year and 84 million m2/year respectively, with 80% in automobile trim, 10% in appliances and 10% in sanitary fixtures. Without a viable commercial alternative, US provide ...

Manufacture and disposal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) containing-products including the historical use of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) formulations containing PFAS has resulted in PFAS contamination of numerous water supplies. Recent reports indicate the Air Force alone is expecting to spend > $2.25 billion for cleanup for PFAS-contaminated sites. Our technology, based on the g ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will be the creation of a more efficient power grid by enabling smaller increased efficiency power converter circuits and units. Additionally, more efficient power converters will enable greater efficiency in the manufacturing and electric vehicle industries, as well as a more efficient power grid. The proposed pr ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to develop an alternative for high-calorie, nutrient-poor, palatable foods. This proposal will create a nutritionally dense ingredient portfolio, based on a novel chickpea dough, with broad application in processed foods. The set of ingredients will consist of crunchy, high-protein, higher- ...

Pipeline operators employ cleaning tools for improving product throughput, inhibiting corrosion, and preparing their pipes for inline inspection. For many pipeline risk models, improving the scope and quality of input data is a long-term process. If the combined cost of pigging and inspecting was low and could be done simultaneously, pipeline operators would be encouraged to perform inspections mo ...

Development Commercialization of a Sensing Device to Detect Vaping Summary The use of e cigarettes or vaping has been steadily increasing since its introductionWhile potentially a tool to wean cigarette smokers from combustible tobaccoone consequence of the introduction of these devices has been the adoption of vaping by adolescentsWhile companies that offer vaping instruments for sale note that t ...

SUMMARY: The White House has initiated an aggressive campaign to combat the current opioid crisis that is affecting all levels of the American way of life. The opioid crisis has emerged from multiple fronts. Among these various fronts, the continued use of opioids in the post-operative area is a growing addiction risk. Current post- operative pain management utilizes a multimodal pain management s ...

Program Director/Principal Investigator (Last, First, Middle): Miao-Kun Sun Project Summary/Abstract The importance of memory impairment and dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), as a global priority has been well recognized. Many compounds that target AD pathologies have been developed preclinically but have failed in clinical trials, mostly for the lack of therapeutic efficacies.Neuro ...

Project Summary Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death and number one cause of adult disability in the United States. The primary goal of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) treatment is quickly restoring blood perfusion. However, studies have shown that this return of blood flow, while necessary, can also cause damage to local tissue leading to poor patient outcomes. Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has be ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Opioid use disorderOUDand mortality from opioid overdose are significant public health concernsDeaths from opioid overdose are highly preventable with early detection and administration of naloxoneA key challenge of the epidemic is that overdose victims often die because they are alone or among untrained or impaired bystanders and thus do not receive timely resuscitationTh ...