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An ideal therapeutic for traumatic brain injury (TBI) accompanied by hemorrhagic shock (HS) should serve both as a resuscitation fluid to restore perfusion pressure while directly protecting the brain from secondary injury. Previous work in mice demonstra

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The following tasks are to be executed by the contractor in support of NAVAIR Materials Engineering Division AIR 4.3.4 and NAVSEA 04X3 Tactical Innovation Implementation Laboratory (TIIL). These tasks are in support of evaluating high pressure cold spray technology for the repair of A356 and E357 cast components, allowing the dimensional restoration and return to service of the components. The tas ...

Reconfigurable authentication unit for reading security codes printed onto parts. Our technology uses upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) to print durable security codes onto authentic products. We have developed a working reading apparatus that can scan codes printed onto objects with the dimensions of a credit card. This proposal will support development of a reader apparatus that is versatile en ...

NanoCoatings, Inc. (NCI) and South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSMT) propose to demonstrate a unique high-voltage anodize process, Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO), to produce crystalline-oxide conversion surfaces on Al-alloy (e.g., 2024 Al) and Ti-alloy surfaces that provide comparable or higher corrosion and wear-resistance over hard Chromium (Cr) plating. The intended application i ...

There are two main objectives that this proposal addresses. The first is to develop an oil additive that reduces friction and is thermally conductive and designed to increase engine efficiency and equipment lifecycles. This will be obtained through further material production and testing. Once the desired thermal conductivity and friction coefficient is achieved, the oil additive will be tested at ...

The US Army needs an effective method to augment and repair existing armor technologies. Nanoscale metal matrix composite (MMC) materials provide a promising combination of properties and could provide an ideal armor coating for increasing threat severity. Cold spray is a low temperature, solid state method of additive manufacturing that has shown promise for the deposition of hard, MMC materials ...

The U.S. Army requires additive manufacturing (AM) techniques that can repair and retrofit structures to improve ballistic survivability. Current AM processes have low deposition rates, are constrained by environmental chambers, and are not readily scalable for large-size production. The goal of this STTR topic is to develop a rapid-deposition ballistic-resistant-coating for metal panels. NanoCoat ...

The US Army needs a method for large scale repair and additive manufacture of Ti-6Al-4V components in support of its light weighting initiative. Cold spray metal deposition technology is a solid-state bonding technique where supersonic powdered metal is deposited on a metallic substrate through adiabatic shearing processes at low temperature. Cold spray offers an ideal solution for the Army’s ne ...

Future U.S. Army vehicles will require engines with low heat rejection, high power density, lower-friction (15 % reduction), reduced fuel consumption (2-5% lower), and higher durability. Our team, NanoCoatings, Inc. (NCI) and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), will down-select the most promising coating technologies and coating materials for both piston-rings and cylinder-liners. Our preliminary ...