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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of the proposed SBIR program is to implement and evaluate a low cost retinal camera, the Laser Scanning Digital Camera (LSDC), in a system for diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening. Untreated DR has reached epidemic levels in underserved populations worldwide. As the LSDC has already demonstrated its readiness for DR screening in preliminary stud ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The ultimate goal of this SBIR project is to develop a novel proteomic system that will enable the real- time expression profiling of proteins in live murine embryonic stem (mES) cells and in differentiated cells derived there from. The first step involves the establishment of a library of fluorescent trap mES cell lines, each of which will harbor a single fluo ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The rate of drug development is disappointingly slow, in part because of the failure of preclinical drug studies to elucidate the mechanisms of drug actions. INphoton has demonstrated that intravital microscopy can be used as a powerful tool in preclinical drug studies, providing the mechanistic insights typically associated with studies of cultured cells, but ...

This project involves a feasibility study for a rapid scanning near-infrared/infrared spectrometer for transient, simultaneous measurements of CO2 and H20 concentrations, soot volume fractions and temperatures. Such measurements can lead to improved understanding of the structure of turbulent and laminar flames. A commercial instrument that can reliably provide simultaneous gas concentrtaion, so ...