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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The mission of Bioniks is to develop and commercialize accurate low cost movement analysis systems for clinicians ergonomists athletic trainers and other professionals interested in quantifying human movement Our initial focus is on developing computer enhancements for inexpensive D cameras like the Microsoft Kinect These enhancements surpass the accura ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Due to the rapid advances in science technology engineering and mathematics STEM the United States has been at the forefront of innovation and technology development in the science health and biomedical fields However these continuing advances are in jeopardy as there is a growing national shortage of trained STEM workers While the need for a STEM li ...

Summary RNA synthesis technologies have become critical in basic biomedical research and in development of RNA based sensors diagnostics and therapeutics Currently RNAs are synthesized by either solid phase phosphoramidite chemistry or by transcription in solution with phage encoded RNA polymerases The structural diversity of chemically synthesized RNAs is limited by the availa ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This application for a Fast Track STTR award represents a collaboration between Natural Pharmacia International Inc NPI and McLean Hospital to initiate steps toward commercializing a isoflavone botanical product for treating alcoholism Excessive use of alcohol accounts for much of the public health burden related to alcohol use disorders including fetal a ...

Project Summary Abstract Development of Optimized Endectocide treated Bird Feed Formulations for West Nile Virus Control STTR Phase I Application PIs Brady Clapsaddle TDA Research Inc Dr Brian Foy Colorado State University West Nile Virus WNV is the leading cause of domestically acquired arboviral disease in the United States resulting in significant disease and death every year in both ...

This program will demonstrate how additive manufacturing technologies can be used with reactive and high energy materials to create rapid and flexible fabrication of payload and munitions. Our primary approach to this problem will be to use powder bed binder printing techniques to print reactive structures. The anticipated feedstock will consist of composite particles containing all reactant spe ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Infectious bone disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide Successful treatment often requires surgical intervention with longer term antibiotic therapy Bacterial biofilm pathogens are associated with most osseous infections and represent a major target of therapy The biofilm pathogens associated with chronic bone infections bind to and co ...

Micro-RDC will develop portable radiation effects test structures that scales to new process nodes. These structures will enable the investigation of the effects of radiation on the new technology from the material processing level as well as the circuit level. The production of the chosen structures and the development of software to extract the model parameters will form the framework. A suit ...

While aluminum casing materials provide some enhanced performance and thermal loading to explosive ordinance, their overall effectiveness is highly limited by incomplete combustion and long residence times. In order to reduce these problems, the casing material must be designed to facilitate rapid fragmentation through either specialized casing geometries or greatly refined initial particle sizes. ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Studies in the pediatric intensive care unit PICU have shown that hypoglycemia hyperglycemia as well as swings in blood glucose levels are strongly associated with higher morbidity and mortality However tight glucose control has not been proven as effective In fact hypoglycemia was found to be a real danger Thus there is a need for more careful study ...