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Detection of bioaerosols is a cornerstone in the protection of our nation from bioterrorist events. Rapid bioaerosol detection systems have advanced dramatically in recent years, but the lack of integratable automated sample preparation for these systems remains a major deficiency. Three significant issues associated with current sample preparation components in these systems are (a) a lack of an ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project evaluates a completely new low cost/high efficiency generator system called Q-Gen? Portable for use in portable recharging devices. The Q-Gen? Portable will recharge handheld electronic devices (laptops, cell phones etc) without requiring the grid or a fuel source. In addition, an initial analysis suggests that utilizing QM Power actua ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will focus on the development of a therapeutic gel containing the full complement of naturally occurring growth factors secreted by the choroid plexus (CP) for use in the active wound care market, including problematic superficial skin wounds such as diabetic ulcers. High doses of single recombinant factors have shown limited value in ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will enhance and optimize the Precision Distance Measurement system developed during the Phase I effort. The technology is based on innovative ultra-precise control of frequency-swept lasers to determine absolute object distances and thicknesses. The system is capable of distance and thickness measurements with

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes the development of novel enzymes (DNA polymerases) and other improvements for rapid detection of food-borne pathogens by DNA detection and amplification (PCR). PCR is a very fast and accurate method of pathogen detection, typically giving results in about a day, instead of several days required to grow and identify pathogens ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Our long term goal is to widespread the use of PPF technology for promoting effective production of drug-encapsulating microparticles with uniform size and physical characteristics that can be leveraged to release a specific drug at controlled rates over multi-day periods in vivo after a single administration. For this proposal, we are specifically targeting a ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Organ transplantation is one of the great success stories of modern medicine. However, the supply of suitable organs lags far behind the need and many patients die while waitlisted for organs. While there have been manyrecent strides in organ procurement, preservation and follow-up immune suppression, prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) remains prob ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Surgeons perform tens of thousands of operations each year to resect suspicious lung nodules. Historically this necessitated an open surgical approach (thoracotomy) through a large chest wall incision. Over the last 10-15 years, minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approaches have become increasingly common in abdominal and thoracic surgery, with significant benef ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this SBIR project is to develop a new dual-modality inflammation imaging technology to early detect Uveitis, an ocular inflammation-related disorder. This technology, based on nanocomposites (NCs) that function as dual-modality fluorescent and acoustic contrast agents for optical and ultrasound imaging techniques, will allow both quantitative ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Chronic superficial wounds are difficult to treat and often never completely heal. Diabetic foot complications account for the majority of lower limb amputations in the world, and 25% of all diabetic hospital admissionsin the US. The standard of care for these wounds has been unchanged for decades, and remains reduced weight bearing, debridement, antibiotics, a ...