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The need exists for a low cost, light weight, reusable, highly effective spatial insect repellant that will repel, knock down and kill disease-carrying insects. We propose a Bayer CropScience chemical product, Bayothrin (Transfluthrin) for our studies. Bayothrin is a vapor-active compound that delivers efficacy against flying arthropods. Bayothrin exhibits strong characteristics to vaporize. Th ...

Many of the protective measures against vector borne threats that are currently used by the military have significant issues. Personal protective measures often contact skin directly, causing adverse effects, such as rashes and irritations that are uncomfortable and can distract and/or debilitate a soldier from their military mission. Insect repellent impregnated bed nets and clothing although eff ...

With the advent of improved body armor and vehicles and the enemy"s use of the improved explosion device (IED) in the most recent conflicts, blast injuries and related burns to the face have become more and more common among our Wounded Warriors. Pathological scarring, which often results in contracture, tends to be more prevalent in these burn cases due to the traumatic nature of the IED injury. ...

Current prosthetic technologies allow amputees to return to a form of normal life, but create new risks, such as improper socket fit, which can lead to a heightened risk for tissue damage that could result in infection and hospitalization. These risks could be minimized by using a sensor system to monitor an amputee"s socket fit and limb health. KCF will evaluate and demonstrate a socket monitor ...

We aim to create a low-cost, high-sensitivity hand-held plasmonic biosensor capable of sensing biotoxins. We will do this by using newly developed biodesign technology to create a new class of proteins which have an orders-of-magnitude increase in SPR signal-to-noise. These will be incorporated into a novel SPR device in which the transmission of light is affected by the binding of a particular t ...

Elevated levels of human butyrylcholinesterase (hBuChE) confer protection from chemical warfare nerve agents and other organophosphorous chemicals. As a prophylactic, the key to enabling this protection is the ability to maintain elevated concentrations of hBuChE in the plasma for days or weeks. Thus far, plasma-derived hBuChE and PEGylated recombinant forms of BuChE (rBuChE) have been tested in ...

Hook and loop closures in Army uniforms have been identified as the critical sources of leaks in protective clothing/equipment, which limits the overall protective capability of the ensemble. We demonstrated during Phase I of this project that we can design and fabricate hybrid closure systems which incorporate areas of microfiber adhesive arrays inspired by the foot-hairs found on geckos which ha ...

Phase 2 involves the continued development of the F-MIRE FAES system. The FAES system insertion loss measurements utilize a sub-miniature MEMS microphone mounted in the ear canal of the HPD wearer. An ultra-thin flat flexible cable connects the microphone to a signal conditioning unit and power supply. The microphone is mounted in a foam ear dam to protect the microphone and the sensitive ear ...

KCF will develop and prove the feasibility of a new powered orthotic device that will assist patients by using KCF?s actuator technologies to provide apply forces with the fingers, providing the hand strength to complete day-to-day tasks while muscles are recovering. The device will also act as a rehabilitation tool, using KCF?s wireless monitoring capabilities to track the patient?s progress for ...

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a common result of military engagements and training. One of the most difficult issues in treating mTBI is diagnosing the presence of mTBI and evaluating its severity. Studies have shown that balance disorders are a common symptom of mTBI and can occur in up to 95% of individuals. Existing types of balance testing are not adequate to assess a vestibular disor ...