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This STTR Phase I proposal proposes to design and develop reactive filter media using nanofiber technology to capture corrosion inducing particulate matter present in coastal region air. The fibrous filter media will be functionalized using ion exchange chemistry which is known to react with salt ions. The media will be characterized for its filtration performance, resistance to airflow, and dus ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Hip replacement surgery is a tremendously effective and successful treatment for patients suffering from degenerative joint disease. However, revision surgery accounts for about 13% of hip implant surgeries in the U.S.,costing 3 billion annually and presenting significantly increased morbidity and risk of complication for patients. Wear and/or failure of total ...

? DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this Phase I STTR project is to establish the feasibility of developing a small-molecule therapeutic agent designed to prevent rhabdomyolysis-induced renal failure. Rhabdomyolysis accounts for 7% to 10% of cases of renal failure in the US. Rhabdomyolysis results from muscle injury that leads to the release of myoglobin, which is then deposited ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Tuberculosis TB is a chronic infectious disease that infects approximately one third of the worldandapos s population Eighty five percent of the estimated million new cases of TB in occurred in resource limited countries located in Asia and Africa In there were million deaths from TB among HIV negative patients and additional TB d ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is an urgent, unmet need for novel therapeutic approaches that are efficacious against lung cancer. Ranking first among cancer deaths in the U.S., this disease has 5-year relative survival rates of lt20%. Most lung cancers are non-small cell (NSCLC, 85% of cases). Curative surgery is not an option for the 80% of NSCLC patients who present with advanced s ...