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During combat a soldier may incur treatable injuries beyond the expertise of the combat medic. Addressing this by deploying more knowledgeable Medical Officers per-squad could be life-saving and significantly improve battlefield injury recovery. However, limited resources often prevent deployment of such expertise per-squad. During our Phase I RACC development, Neya Systems has successfully demons ...

Current thermal and chemical burn care practices such as debridement and physical therapy produce intense pain for patients. The management of this intense pain relies almost exclusively on systemically administered opioids or other pain medications, which are known to produce side effects as serious as opioid dependence.The need to reduce opioid use can be met by delivering the known effective op ...

Ultrasound is a therapeutic modality which has been used clinically for 60 years, but has been limited in practice by the complexity of the technology. Recent research has allowed for the development of a portable, wearable, long duration, low intensity therapeutic ultrasound system. The system is powered by battery, and can be applied by a user to deliver up

Ultrasound is a therapeutic modality which has been used clinically for 60 years, but has been limited in practice by the complexity of the technology. Recent research has allowed for the development of a portable, wearable, long duration, low intensity therapeutic ultrasound system. The system is powered by battery, and can be applied by a user to deliver up

This project team will develop and test a prototype of SuperChem VR, a game to support high school students' basic chemistry learning. The prototype will include a set of web-based laboratory modules which will be integrated within a virtual reality headset to allow for a 360-degree visual exploration of the environment. The prototype will also include teacher resources for classroom implementatio ...

Parabon NanoLabs (PNL) has designed and demonstrated the feasibility for a new hybrid vaccine nanostructure that is based upon a DNA origami that can include protein antigens or epitopes, immune stimulators, cell targeting ligands and a transfection plasmid.This approach offers the opportunity for crafting molecularly defined vaccine nanostructures that stimulate a specific primary response that i ...

Major organ injuries such as liver, kidney, heart and lung injuries can lead to high morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Advanced noninvasive testing with high sensitivity and specificity is needed to detect specific organ injury particularly at early stages. Current techniques such as PCR, MS, absorption-based assays, ELISA and microfluidic-Luminex, cannot meet such requirements. ...

Traumatic injuries to the head and neck region comprise as much as 30 percent of all combat injuries observed today. These injuries often involve multiple tissues including dermal, muscle, cartilage and bone. This work aims to address this critical need by treating a composite tissue injury model in the ear. We will use an alginate microbead cell delivery system

Environmental Fuel Research, LLC (EFR-LLC), has demonstrated the technical feasibility of separating fats, oils, and greases (FOG) from grease trap waste (GTW) and converting FOG to biodiesel that can meet ASTM specifications. GTW is a dirty and low-value waste from the food service industry that is high in FOG and currently is treated as a liability. The EFR-LLC process uses a bubble column react ...

A uniquely qualified team consisting of ETSVP-JV, LLC a small business joint venture, and subcontractor RTI International, are commercializing an innovative reactive nanofiber filtration media for controlling PM2.5 and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Materials developed for the Department of Defense to protect troops from chemical and biological agents are the foundation for next generation fil ...