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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The number of patients treated for antibiotics-resistant infections has increased drastically in recent years. What started as a problem primarily associated with hospital-acquired Enterococcus infections, has not only moved into the general community, but also grown to include a number of widespread and serious pathogens. Drug-resistant Streptococci, Staphyloc ...

Abstract Chemical exposure poses a threat to the safety and health of each of usespecially those who work in certain industriessuch as petroleum extraction and refinery facilitiesmining industryand fertilizer factoriesVarious sensing technologies have been developed over the past decades to address the needbut a low cost and accurate personal exposure device that can track multiple chemical pollut ...

Abstract Chemical exposure poses a threat to the safety and health of each of us, especially those who work in certain industries, such as petroleum extraction and refinery facilities, mining industry, and fertilizer factories. Various sensing technologies have been developed over the past decades to address the need, but a low cost and accurate personal exposure device that can track multiple che ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a proposal to establish a proof-of-principle for a vector system to isolate high-affinty antibodies through selective rounds in both yeast and Escherichia coli. Antibodies have quickly become extremely useful as therapeutic medicines to treat a wide-variety of disorders. We propose to develop a means of making the discovery of immunotherapeutics faster ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A significant number of individuals in the U.S. are affected by diseases and injuries that give rise to a troublesome condition called foot drop. Diabetes mellitus, dysvascular diseases, peripheral neuropathies, and other conditions render some individuals unable to lift their foot effectively during their gait cycle, leaving them susceptible to falling or inju ...

Project Summary The objective of this Phase I SBIR proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of a device designed to connect two small vessels together simply and easily and that would replace the hand suturing technique currently used to connect vessels in microsurgery and macrovascular end to end vascular repair surgeries This completely biodegradable vascular coupling device VCD being devel ...

Project Summary The objective of Microsurgical InnovationsMSIin this proposal is to develop a biodegradable vascular coupling deviceVCDwhich would replace the hand suturing technique currently used to connect arteries and veins in microvascular and macrovascular end to end vascular repair surgeriesOur device works for both arteries and veins and can rapidly connect the two vessel ends together in ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Understanding the brain is a profound and fascinating challenge, captivating the scientific community and the public alike. The lack of effective treatment for most brain disorders makes the training of the next generation of neuroscientists, engineers, and physicians a key concern. However, much of neuroscience is perceived to be too difficult to be taught in school. Having alread ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Prostheses reduce the incidence of contralateral overuse syndrome in upper limb amputees by encouraging balanced bimanual limb usage Benefits include reduced pain and muscular atrophy increased productivity and self reliance improved self image a sense of well being and increased social acceptance Body powered prostheses are used extensively in the Uni ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Among amputation types involving the upper limbs, partial hand is the most prevalent by far and among the most challenging for prosthetists to address well. Sound side overreliance for these amputees gives rise to a high prevalence of contralateral overuse syndrome (COS), a progressive, painful, and debilitating condition. Research shows that prostheses reduce ...