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The inherent advantages of MEMS technology, including small size and cost-effective fabrication, make it ideal for numerous application in a wide range of industries ranging from defense, automotive, medical, to consumer industries. For applications that require self-powered MEMS electronics, an integrated energy storage device is required. Due to their small size, excellent cycle life and high po ...

percapacitors provide energy densities comparable to thin film batteries, high power densities, ultrafast recharge, and long cycle lives for applications requiring high duty cycle and pulse power output.  Micro-supercapacitors (MSC) are the most promising energy storage technology for integration with energy harvesting, via micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), and microelectronics integrated ...

While supercapacitors have been demonstrated for decades, the biggest challenge is to develop a reliable fabrication strategy which can integrate these devices with current CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) technology. Current fabrication technologies do not have good compatibility with other electronic components or cannot manufacture the supercapacitor in a small form factor. Conseq ...

Due to recent advances in the field of microelectronics, there is an increasing demand for micro-sized energy storage devices that are capable of being incorporated into and provide energy for MEMS devices. In order to continue to enable this technological growth, and the benefits that stem from it, the storage density of electrical energy must also continually be improved, especially with respect ...

Multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections are a global public health crisis with ESKAPEE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp, and Escherichia coli.) pathogens particularly troublesome. Wound infection is usually acquired in the hospital setting and is a significant source of morbidity and morta ...

The twenty-first century has seen a global rise in bacterial infections exhibiting antimicrobial-resistance (AMR). More than ninety percent of chronic wounds contain microbial biofilms that exhibit AMR, and the bacteria responsible for several of these recalcitrant infections are called ESKAPEE pathogens. Eradicating ESKAPEE pathogenic infections is challenging, but bacteriophage (phage) therapy i ...

Early recognition of impending decompensation and appropriate intervention is critical to patient survival in many situations; yet, military personnel receive limited training about the early signs of decompensation through established training courses. Descriptions of respiratory distress, shock, and poor perfusion may be offered in training, but with little opportunity to practice recognizing th ...

Universal Technology Corporation (UTC) has teamed with the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI), Stratonics, and Macy Consulting to demonstrate not only the transitionability into commercial systems, but also to develop the data analytics and monitoring and control requirements to extract the full value fromseveral sensors, including the Stratonics ThermaViz, acoustic and profilometry se ...

Marburg virus (MARV) is a filamentous enveloped non-segmented negative sense RNA virus. This viruse is considered to be extremelydangerous with case fatality rates as high as 88-90%. Extensive efforts have gone towards effective vaccines for MARV prevention, however,none have been successfully established as licensed vaccines. Glycoprotein (GP) is the only surface protein of MARV. There are substa ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) has rapidly evolved into a valuable technique for making parts which, at times, cannot be fabricated through conventional machining methods.One challenge in the area of AM is the lack of real-time feedback on the fabrication process and the quality of the part being made.This is especially critical given the relatively long periods of time that complex parts can require ...