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PROJECT SUMMARY Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is an opioid withdrawal syndrome that develops shortly after birth to in utero-exposed neonates. The cost of NAS is high: newborns with NAS are typically receive care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where the daily cost of care is high. Nearly 22,000 infants are born with NAS each year at a cost of $1.5 billion1. Moreover, medication-b ...

The purpose of the proposed research is to develop GaN molecular beam epitaxy on diamond substrates up to 3 inches in diameter. This unique substrate/epilayer combination will provide electronic materials suitable for high-power and opto-electronic devices without the commonly observed limitations due to the production of excess heat during device operation. The resulting devices will have built- ...

Abstract Summary Nectome will create technologies to enable whole brain nanoscale preservation and imaging a vital step towards a deep understanding of the mind and of the brainandapos s diseases Current brain processing technologies compromise between whole brain applicability or nanoscale resolution our technologies will achieve both si multaneously Similar to the way that next generation ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The goal of this STTR Phase I collaboration between KWJ Engineering KWJ and North Carolina State University NCSU will be development of a unique autonomously powered wearable environmental gas sensor for personal exposure monitoring PEM The approach will be to integrate KWJ ultralow power high performance printed amperometric gas sensor for key atmosp ...

Retinal degeneration involving progressive deterioration and loss of function of photoreceptors is a major cause of permanent vision loss worldwide. Strategies to treat these incurable conditions incorporate retinal prostheses via electrically stimulating surviving retinal neurons with implanted devices in the eye, optogenetic therapy, and sonogenetic therapy. Existing challenges of these strategi ...

AquaTeX Medical is developing a novel liquid embolic material (LEM) - Aqua Embolic System (AES) - to improve cancer treatment. AES is designed to occlude feeding vessels of hypervascular tumors with superior efficacy and excellent biocompatibility as compared to other trans-arterial embolization (TAE) materials.TAE is a catheter-based treatment to treat hypervascular tumors. Embolic materials are ...

Project Summary Identifying disease causing genetic variants is a complex process that requires experts from multiple fields including bioinformatics IT systems administration and disease pathology to work closely together The size of sequencing data files also adds the requirement for large computational resources As a result performing genomic analyses is an ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen responsible for a significant proportion of serious hospital acquired infections. The organism has intrinsic resistance to most types of antibiotics and can readily acquire resistance to all clinically available antimicrobials, resulting in infections that are impossible to treat. P. aeruginosa colo ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Lipid Sciences, Inc., proposes to use its proprietary solvent treatment technology to develop a modified SARS viral particle to use as a prophylactic vaccine. SARS has the potential to reemerge with greater force at any time; therefore, a preventative vaccine would be highly desirable to protect both global health and economies. Our vaccine production method po ...

Veristride IncProject Summary When surveyedof stroke survivors said the ability toget out and aboutis considered between important and essential for a better lifeHoweverthat desire falls short of reality for most stroke survivorsOftenwalking across a neighborhood street or from a car to a home is an insurmountable task with little opportunity for working on improvement in gaitOnce insurance covera ...