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Biological agents pose high threats, because they are invisible and odorless and a relatively small amount can infect a large population when released in a densely populated area. For the same reasons, assuring safety after cleaning decontaminated sites c

The introduction of substandard or counterfeit materials into the DoD supply chain can have extremely expensive, and potentially life threatening, consequences. Current techniques used to detect nonconforming materiel can be destructive (e.g., manual sectioning and inspection of a part), time consuming and expensive (e.g., micro-computed tomography, ultrasound), or provide only limited informatio ...

Clarapath has developed a novel high-throughput technique for gathering high-quality histopathological data at cellular resolution. Recognizing a critical gap in the available data to support the rapidly growing field of 3D bioprinting, we propose to automate our approach and optimize the resulting histopathology-based 3D models for 3D bioprinting applications. In Phase I, we will demonstrate feas ...

Triton Systems propose to integrate 3-D printing into the capabilities of the DLA medical supply chain. This proposed innovation includes development of our medical 3-D printing technology and the demonstration of its capability to print of a variety of life-saving suplies in the DLA medical supply chain such as medical equipment, human tissue, and medicine. Medical 3D printing will enable the DLA ...

This development is to address the current limitation in respiratory protection neck seal designs. The developed system will allow for a smart splitneck seal design that allows for donning versatility, improved comfort, and will provide feedback to the user regarding seal performance. Theapplication of smart technology will help balance comfort with protection in ensuring that a hermetic neck seal ...

The focus of this SBIR proposal is to demonstrate rapid, multiplexed detection of acute bacterial and viral pathogens of global importance on asingle test platform. Daktaris microfluidic immunoassay platform, under development since 2009 for HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) applications, iscapable of femtomolar detection of bacterial and viral antigens consistent with needs for infectious disease diagnos ...

The objective of the proposed Phase II project is to develop a hand-held, rapid plasmonic biosensor -- a detector based upon surfaceplasmon resonances (SPR) that incorporates a new class of supercharged proteins that functionalize a low-cost, disposable plasmonicchip. Each protein is designed to bind to a pre-determined toxin with high specificity. Upon successful binding, the protein superfoldsre ...