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VRC Metal Systems (VRC) and Northeastern University (NU) propose a joint effort to develop point-of-need hybrid repair technologies, that can be applied specifically to repairing bridge and railways structures. During the feasibility phase I effort, a robust coating repair system was developed and subsequently applied to railway steel. While the repair method worked on large gouges, it failed to b ...

The Army needs an additive manufacturing (AM) ballistics resistance coating that can be applied on a large scale and within a rugged environment for repair and retrofit purposes. Current methods, which include cladding and electroplating have low deposition rates and are not readily scalable for large scale production.  The Cold Spray process has been employed in phase I of this program to develo ...

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 ...

Fungal skin infections plague active duty servicemembers at elevated rates due to exposure to warm, humid climates, poor skin hygiene, and close-quarters living arrangements. We have developed a novel solution that incorporates an endophytic fungal extract with selective activity against Trichophyton species of pathogens. In addition, the selected compound has negligible impact on the organisms th ...

The main objective of this proposal SBIR Phase II project is to scale-up and demonstrate the low-cost formation of 15-35 kg/yr of nanothermite-nitrocellulose composite granules for propellant ignition and as additives to explosive materials. All of the reactants used for the energetic composites will be made from United States produced materials. The reactive composites will use a base nanothermit ...

Innovative Materials and Processes, LLC proposes to develop and demonstrate a high throughput mixing/metering.drying system to enable i) scale-up water-based production of Al-Bi2O3 superhtermite and ii) assembly of medium caliber electric primers using this superthermite material. The R&D project includes specific tasks: 1) optimization of electrical and mechanical properties of Al-Bi2O3 nanotherm ...

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies are a new class of infectious diseases, as the causative agent appears to be an altered form of a normal cellular protein capable of self-replication. While these diseases originally gained attention as food-borne illnesses, it has become apparent that blood and blood-products may also transmit disease. This observation is of further concern as definiti ...

The human infectivity of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is unclear. Current diagnostics rely upon post-mortem examination and late-term disease. Migratory B cells are emerging as likely candidates for blood-borne infectivity, and therefore, a logical target for sensitive antemortem diagnosis. We have focused on the Follicular Dendritic Cell (FDC)-B cell interaction as a target to expand prions. Th ...