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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Based upon newly discovered mechanisms to enhance circulation during CPR, the goal of this SBIR phase 1 application is to develop a comprehensive and novel non-invasive extracorporeal automated circulatory assist device to normalize blood flow during cardiac arrest and to provide adequate circulation for prolonged periods of time allowing for transport of patie ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Despite advances in the treatment of patients with sepsis, sepsis remains the second most common cause of death in non-coronary intensive care units and the tenth leading cause of death overall in high-income countries. It has been estimated that gt750,000 cases of severe sepsis occur annually in the United States, with a hospital mortality rate of ~35%. This n ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop a social support assistant (SSA) for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The proposed system consists of a wearable face recognition (FR) device and a consumer Bluetooth-enabled wristwatch. It uses FR technology to identify people and provides social assistance via real-time reminders, such as names and relationsh ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop a digital wireless streaming stereo audio system for the hearing impaired. Phase I has successfully demonstrated a novel technology that can be integrated fully into modern behind-the-ear hearing aids to receive audio from consumer electronics devices such as cell phones, televisions, stereos, and personal media devices. The system use ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): AME proposes to develop and build a multi-channel wideband neuro-recorder headstage that can be used for measuring and recording action potentials in mice. The neuro-recorder will use miniature flash-based memory to store data locally and transfer them to a PC post-testing. Currently available neuro-recording headstages only record local field potentials on mic ...

The AEgis Technologies Group Inc. proposes to investigate high energy laser and high power microwave instrumentation for ground and airborne targets. The experienced team will identify candidate instrumentation systems; evaluate them against customer-defined requirements and features; and recommend potential systems for further study, development, and implementation in Phase II. We will coordinate ...

Laser eye protection has become increasingly important due to the availability of laser sources (continuous and pulsed) over a broad range of wavelengths. This is particularly the case where table top femtosecond laser pulses (~50femtoseconds) with peak powers reaching the Terawatt  scale are commercially available in the visible and near infrared.  The military uses many laser systems (e.g., tr ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Barrier membranes are an important adjunct to regeneration therapy aimed at restoring the form and function of the mouth. Commercially available barrier membranes are used in dental surgeries to help retain bone grafting materials, to help exclude epithelium and connective tissue from entering into sites of desired bone and ligament regeneration, or for the com ...

ASI proposes an innovative and numerically-efficient approach to the modeling of crack propagation in solid propellant rocket motors.  Our technology uses a coupled fluid-structure interaction model that is enhanced with an embedded grid capability.  Such an approach eliminates virtually all of the bottlenecks that occur in traditional approaches, through elimination of the re-gridding that must ...

Many of the safety incidents that occur with lithium-ion batteries are due to the carbon anode currently in use. Incidents can occur that include overcharging in the system, which causes lithium metal to plate out of the cell and passivation at the surfaces of the electrodes in the cell, which can also cause an incident. Applied Colloids proposes the use of its proprietary nanomaterials in a "ro ...