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The department of Defense is currently engaged in extensive biosensor research and development efforts. A major goal of these efforts id the development of automated field-usable systems for the detection of a variety of analytes including toxins, infectious organisms, and chemical agents in either environmental samples or clinical specimens. These materialsmay be naturally accuring or result fo ...

The neurotoxins of Clostridium botulinum are the most lethal proteins known. The bacterium is ubiquitous, and thus rapid, reliable, sensitive, and cost-effective assays are needed to detect the toxin. Current immunoassays provide a rapid means to detect the neurotoxin. Their sensitivity, however, is limited by the affinity of the detecting antibody. The objective of this research, therefore, i ...

Campylobacter jefjuni and Campylobacter coli are significant pathogens of humans. In the United States, the estimated annual incidence of the disease 1-2 million cases costing almost one billion dollars in health care costs and lost productivity. Currently, effective vaccines for do not exist; therefore, to reduce the impact of the disease, rapid and reliable diagnosis is essential for administra ...

The primary objective of this project is to develop, characterize and demonstrate a robust, low-cost, manufacturable interface for optical fibers which are embedded in composite structural materials. The approach is to embed an optical fiber with attached ferrules in the composite. The outer end of each ferrules will be encased in a removable male mlod. After curing, the mold will be removed, l ...

Research proposed herein will provide important insight into design and development of an array data collection system that will lead to better understanding into phenomena of internal wave interactions with steep slopes and resulting affects on convergence zone formation as well as municipal outfall design, thereby providing a strong dual-use research initiative. Convergence zone behavior and mun ...

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