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THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES AND SPECIFIC AIMS ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PLATELET HARVESTING DEVICE FOR SEPARATING PLATELET-RICH PLASMA FROM 450-ML UNITS OF WHOLE HUMAN BLOOD FROM RANDOM DONORS FOR CLINICAL USE. METHODOLOGY TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS IN THE "PHASE I" STAGE OF THIS PROPOSED STUDY ARE: (A) TO SCALE UP THE SMALL MODEL (21 ML) PLATELET SEPARATOR WHICH IS BA ...

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ADVANCES IN MICRO-ELECTRONICS HAVE MADE COMPUTER-ASSISTED VISION POSSIBLE, BUT EXPENSIVE. EVEN SIMPLE COMPUTER VISIONSYSTEMS COST IN EXCESS OF $5,000, WELL OUT OF THE ECONOMIC REACH OF THE BLIND, WHO ARE GENERALLY LOW PAID OR DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO USE MAINLY EXISTING PRODUCTS WHOSE COSTS HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY HIGH VOLUME SALES. THE GOAL IS TO PRODUCE A DEVICE WIT ...

THE TREATMENT OF SEVERAL EYE CONDITIONS, GLAUCOMA IN PARTICULAR, REQUIRES THE MEASUREMENT OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE(TONOMETRY). EXISTING INSTRUMENTS ARE COMPLICATED BY THE NEED FOR CONTACT WITH THE CORNEA, OR GREAT EXPENSE. THIS PROPOSAL IS TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A NONCONTACTING CORNEA VIBRATION TONOMETER (CVT). ITS OPERATION WOULD BE BASED ON MEASURING CORNEA VIBRATIONS INDUCED BY AMBIEN ...

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THIS PHASE I, 6-MONTH FEASIBILITY STUDY IS TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS OUTLINED BY THE FUNDAMENTAL NEUROSCIENCES PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL AND COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINCDS). ULTIMATE LONG TERM SUCCESS OF AN AUDITORY PROSTHESIS REQUIRES AN ELECTRODE DESIGN WHICHIS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH FOR EASY INSERTION, CAN BOND SUFFICIENTLYWITH METALS TO WITHSTAND BENDING AND ELIMINATE WI ...

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