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Biowarfare agents pose a significant threat to military personnel and operations and effective decontamination strategies are needed to mitigate risks associated with exposure. Traditional “wet” decontamination techniques utilize harsh chemicals (e.g. bleach) and are unsuitable for sensitive equipment (e.g. communications equipment). Plasmas consisting of ionized gases, radicals and free elect ...

Autoinjectors are a critical piece of medical countermeasure equipment for the general public and our nation’s warfighters. Autoinjectors are used to deliver injectable drugs at home or in the field. Injectable drugs are typically packaged in traditional glass primary containers that are assembled into the auto-injector. Unfortunately, the glass autoinjector containers in use today are at risk o ...

The skin is the first line of defense against chemical warfare agents including nerve agents and toxic industrial chemicals, providing a possible barrier or delay to systemic distribution. Some chemicals also can act directly on the skin including the vesicants sulfur mustard and lewisite. Early and rapid skin decontamination is extremely important following exposure to CWAs and TICs because it de ...

GeneCapture, Inc. is proposing to develop a rapid in vitro diagnostic prototype using our patented molecular-based CAPTURE (ConfirmActive Pathogens Through Unamplified RNA Expression) assay. Based on the results and experience gained in our Phase I STTR contractHDTRA1-16C-0061: Infectious Disease Diagnostics and Differentiation of Viral vs. Bacterial Infections for Point of Care Applications, we p ...

Interfaces on existing military chemical/biological protection garments are not designed to fully eliminate macroscopic and microscopic air gaps at folds, fabric surfaces, or hook-and-loop closures, and thus do not provide a hermetic barrier against exposure. Creare is developing hermetic garment closure systems that seal macroscopic and microscopic gaps at interfaces and closures and provide high ...