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A uniquely qualified team consisting of ETSVP-JV, a small business joint venture, and subcontractor RTI International, brings together all of the skills and experience needed for the development and testing of innovative nanomaterial filters. For this Phase I SBIR project, we propose to develop a dual-stage nanoporous filter media for controlling PM2.5 and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Materi ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project proposes to develop a new low-cost platform for the production of methyl ethyl ketone directly from pretreated cellulosic biomass in a single step using a novel recombinant cellulolytic Bacillus subtilis strain. Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), also referred to as 2-butanone, is the second most important commercial ketone after acetone. MEK ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project focuses on the development of a minimally invasive endoscopic surgical device for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Alarmingly, more than 38,000 Americans will die this year from pancreatic cancer and the average survival time following diagnosis will typically be 6-9 months; a statistic that has not changed significantly over the la ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project proposes to develop new tools that will make it possible to better predict crop yields under changing climatic and environmental conditions, associate phenotypic expression of desired plant traits with genetic markers, and enable plant breeders to accelerate the development of new crops and varieties under changing climatic conditions. ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this project lies in the ability to manufacture customized non-stigmatizing, attractive headgear containing advanced materials to provide protection in older adults from head injury as a result from a fall. Injury from falls is a severe and growing problem with the personal consequence of potential severe injury and economic consequences to individuals, f ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to provide a new tool revealing important information regarding skeletal muscle strength and health. Muscle weakness is a pervasive problem across our society, including people with joint disease, aging people, obese people, and people with neuromuscular disorders. All these problems affect ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to resolve a glaring safety issue of Li-ion battery for grid energy storage. Li-ion has experienced a number of high profile failures that lead to fires. In spite of its high-rate capability, long life and efficiency, the excessive cost and inadequate safety of Li-ion will limit its broader application for grid storage. The safety ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will quantify the reliability of Electrical Flux Metrology (EFM) technology, compare its precision against existing state-of-the-art metrology processes, and verify the portability onto a third party machine tool. One of the greatest obstacles in machining micro-parts is inspection and verification. Prospective customers, partners and investo ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a battery-free and wireless pressure sensing system for monitoring physiologic parameters, such as pressure, of infant/child's heart during and after cardiac surgery. Transthoracic intracardiac catheters have been the current standard practice in the neonatal and pediatric populations for monitoring physiologic parame ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop and commercialize a system for indexing, searching, and visualizing large unstructured collections of multimedia data (photos, videos, and audio recordings). In the aftermath of an unexpected disaster such as a terrorist attack, law enforcement is overwhelmed with a vast amount of multimedia assets from many different sour ...