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This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project will apply novel Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology for the encapsulating of ultrafine particle surfaces used in certain advanced materials for aerospace applications and drug delivery. Ultrafine sized iron particles will be nanocoated with alumina providing film thicknesses of 50, 25, 12.5, 6.3, 3.2, 1.6, and 0.8 nanometers. The partic ...

72323B03-I The exploration of certain regimes of high energy physics will require the development of photocathodes with emitted electron spin-polarizations above 90%. Emitted electron spin-polarizations approaching 90% have been achieved, but at the expense of quantum yield. Because natural diffusion spatial spread disfavors complete transport to the emitting surface, this project will deve ...

72212-The uniform dispersion of nanoceramic filler particles within a polymer matrix, for producing high quality polymer/ceramic nanocomposites, is a very time-and energy-intensive process. The development of efficient methods for uniformly dispersing nanoceramic inclusions, which are well-adhered to the polymer throughout the polymer matrix, and for fabricating parts from such composites at low ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a fast, reliable and sensitive technology that can identify the nature and the content of the particles in aerosol samples, and provide an early warning of the presence of bio-warfare agents. Current biological agent detection systems rely on point detectors that cannot sample actual aerosol condition in real-time. Additio ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In order to reduce the costs of drug development and improve methods of detecting environmental effects of xeniobiotics, there is a need for in vitro methods of xeniobiotics identifying toxicity of materials to specific organs that do not require a whole-animal model. In particular, methods capable of identifying hepatotoxicity either require extensive animal ...

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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of an automated prompting device called Prompts for Handwashing with Gel (PHG). PHG will increase the use of antiseptic alcohol based gel for hand hygiene at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD, where we will develop it. PHG will deliver automatic voice prompts to remind subjects to wash han ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall aim of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of an automated prompting device called Prompts for Handwashing Effectiveness, which will increase the duration of handwashing at Biloxi Specialty Hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi. Handwashing is the single most important procedure for preventing nosocomial infections and the CDC advocates that health ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term aim of this program of research is to develop a Night Alert Prompting System (NAPS) that can be used by caregivers of home-dwelling cognitively impaired (CI) individuals to prevent nighttime injuries and unattended exits, improve caregiver sleep, reduce caregiver worry, and thereby delay institutionalization of the CI individuals. The primary func ...