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Certain weapons produce blast waves capable of trauma to gas-filled organs. There is an immediate need for a blast mitigation jacket to prevent lung damage when training with such weapons, and a similar need for combatants. Our first objective in PhaseII is to complete the research and development of fundamental blast mitigation concepts developed during Phase I. During Phase I, we used analyti ...

Certain weapons produce blast waves capable of trauma to gas-filled organs. There is an immediate need for a blast mitigation jacket to prevent lung damage when training with such weapons, and a similar need for combatants. Our first objective in PhaseII is to complete the research and development of fundamental blast mitigation concepts developed during Phase I. During Phase I, we used analyti ...

The aim of this project is to develop a framework to mine the MHS datarepositories to extract and communicate medical knowledge that wouldultimately enhance the delivery of DoD medical services. We proposeto design, develop, and deploy a Medical Health Data Mining Library(M-HDML) tool-kit that leverages the power of intelligent knowledgediscovery approaches. The principal innovations in this pro ...

The objective of this proposal is to conduct an extensive Phase I trade study for a power source or battery for long-term storage and intermittent use in the munition health monitoring systems. This battery must be enclosed in a box such that it can bestowed away for over ten years while delivering power intermittently over that storage period with enough power to monitor the munition health at a ...

This SBIR will perform research leading to design, prototyping, and feasibility demonstration of an Inactive RF Tag made with a Radio Frequency Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (RF-MEMS) as a means to provide power scavenging in a power poor environmentfound in underground missile storage areas. The research will develop the use of RF-MEMS switches in conjunction with RF MEMS sensors as a means t ...

Army medical personnel are often required to perform rapid hemostatic closure under combat or close-support field conditions. Wound closure in rear area medical facilities is carried out to preserve tissue, function, and the physical appearance of thehealed superficial wound. Conventional wound closure involves suturing, which requires considerable time, effort, and skill. Recent experimentatio ...

OmniSite BioDiagnostics (OmniSite) proposes to continue development of DNAaptamers to early ice crystal nuclei by Systematic Evolution of Ligands byEXponential enrichment (SELEX), which will be used to prevent damage tohuman red blood cells (RBCs) during lyophilization, thereby increasing the shelflife of blood intended for military casaulties. In Phase I, OmniSite demonstratedthat rare DNA aptam ...

OmniSite BioDiagnostics (OmniSite) proposes to continue development of DNAaptamers to early ice crystal nuclei by Systematic Evolution of Ligands byEXponential enrichment (SELEX), which will be used to prevent damage tohuman red blood cells (RBCs) during lyophilization, thereby increasing the shelflife of blood intended for military casaulties. In Phase I, OmniSite demonstratedthat rare DNA aptam ...

The capability to transmit digitized reports to rear echelon forces during an ongoing battle is a critical command and control component. However, projections of the amount of digital traffic over transmissions links raise the distinct possibility that the demand for digital information tranmitted across the battlefield will outstrip channel capacity. Being able to reduce the quantity of traffic ...