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1 PROJECT SUMMARY2 This application for a Phase II SBIR award extends the successful completion of Phase I and represents a 3 collaboration between Clinitech, LLC and McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School to continue the4 development of a wearable biosensor for detecting alcohol in the interstitial fluid of humans. Excessive use of5 alcohol accounts for much of the public health burden related to ...

Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp) and onychomycosis (fungal nail infection) are infections that are most often caused by dermatophytes of the fungal genera Trichophyton and Microsporum. These two infections affect approximately 14 million people in the U.S. each year. Dermatophyte infections of the hair and nails are treated with oral antifungals for up to 12 weeks. Due to potential adverse ef ...

Current production of AF-M315E relies on foreign sourced materials. It also includes a nitration step to make HEHN from HEH which is currently done in a slow batch process. This program will build a microreactor to continuously produce HEHN, reducing the total time spent on the nitration process from weeks to days. This program will also scale up the electrolytic cell built in the Phase I program ...

There is a “race for technologyâ€Â and staying competitive is essential to keeping America safe. By providing warfighters with the most cutting edge technology and processes, the Air Force can continually innovate and evolve. Startup Community Inc (SCI) will help the USAF set the bar for engaging with those creating leading-edge technologies. Our goals are to see a future where: - The ...

Using electric solid propellant, DSSP has developed a non-pyrotechnic small arms fire simulator that will be optimized, enlarged and enhanced for Army live fire training applications. First, the new proprietary waterproof non-pyrotechnic propellant will be further characterized for long term use and function in eSquibs and similar devices. The eSquib muzzle flash effect will be enhanced as new var ...

ABSTRACT: Thermal energy storage for load smoothing can be beneficial in applications having large transient heat load compared to steady-state heat rejection. Laser weapons and high-power microwave generators are examples where TES can help. Ammoniated complex compound systems can provide heat absorption due to exothermic dissociation of the complex compound. Very high energy density and powe ...

The principal objective of this effort is to develop an advanced complex compound for ammonia-solid absorption chillers and demonstrate the enhanced sorbent for a 18,000 BTU/hr technology demonstrator in the Phase II effort. Phase I experimental data showed that it is feasible to make a fuel-fired sorption cooling system capable of 18,000 Btu/hr cooling and 105 kg dry-weight with 0.34 gal/hr of JP ...

We will use our newly developed smart energetic materials to eliminate flame sensitive pyrogens and the bridge-wire connections for thermal ignition within initiators/squibs which will improve safety for Mil. Std. 1901A compliance. Unlike conventional materials, new pyrogen materials are insensitive to ignition by flame and so can not flame spread by impingement. However, new faster burning formu ...

The objective of this research is to enable pre-process milling parameter selection for"first part correct"production. In the proposed solution the Receptance Coupling Substructure Analysis (RCSA) approach will be used to couple the measured spindle-machine dynamics to models of the tool and holder and predict the assembly"s dynamic response. Given this information, frequency/time-domain algorithm ...

As an alternative to near-obsolete double-base or triple-base propellants, Digital Solid State Propulsion (DSSP) is developing Electric Solid Propellants (ESP) as a safe, green, higher performance highly manufacturable alternative for high velocity electro-thermal-chemical (ETC) gun rounds. These electric energetic materials are inherently safe, with ignition only possible via the sustained suppl ...