Project Grant 2034627

This Project Grant award of $599,918 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) aims to develop a novel, non-surgical bioelectronic brain implant for targeted neural stimulation. The proposed technology seeks to enable precise, high-resolution brain stimulation without the need for invasive surgery by leveraging advanced physics, electrical engineering, and synthetic biology innovations. This paradigm-shifting...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $330,000 from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027 to the University of Rhode Island (URI) to develop an integrated medical cyber-physical system (MCPS) for stroke rehabilitation. The key products and services include: Smart textile gloves with multimodal sensors for monitoring and biofeedback to enhance the rehabilitation experience through...

This $606,609 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the CFDA Program 93.286 "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health", aims to develop minimally invasive, wireless, and multi-site photostimulation devices for cardiac resynchronization therapy. The project led by researchers at the University of Chicago will focus on designing and fabricating porosity-based silicon...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), is focused on developing and validating a novel X-ray visualized immunosensor (X-VIS) device. The $359,995 award, spanning from August 2024 to July 2026, will enable the principal investigator at Clemson University to fabricate and test this sensor, which is designed to attach...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award to the University of California Irvine (UCI) provides $129,226 to develop ion-gated, conformable, and implantable bioelectronic devices for efficient interaction with neural circuits. The objective is to fabricate integrated circuits comprised of ion-gated transistors and characterize their parameters for operation in physiological environments. These biocompatible devices will then be used to modulate...

This $306,864 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under CFDA 93.173 "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" aims to develop and validate an innovative, durable zwitterionic coating for medical implants made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), commonly known as silastic. The grant recipient, Zwicoat Materials Innovations, LLC, will establish the technical feasibility of applying this coating to cochlear...

The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The grant supports the development of a high-performance, low-cost chip-scale platform for medical imaging under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). MIT will leverage the funding to create a new medical imaging technology that integrates photonics, microfluidics, and electronics onto a single silicon chip. The...

This $286,453 National Science Foundation project grant through the Integrative Activities program aims to enhance the reliability of medical cyber-physical systems under intentional electromagnetic interference attacks. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will conduct research from January 2023 through December 2024 to advance methodologies for ensuring real-time reliability of medical devices with analog sensors, such as glucose monitors. Key activities include creating hardware to...

The National Science Foundation awarded Boise State University a $199,999 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop microscale neural implants for closed-loop neuromodulation from March 2022 through February 2024. The university will advance bioelectronic medicine miniaturization to enable simultaneous neural sensing and stimulation for personalized closed-loop therapy. Key activities include developing a cross-domain simulation framework to optimize microscale...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $121,405 Project Grant (CFDA 93.286 - Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health) to the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The purpose of this 4-year grant, running from August 1, 2024 to May 31, 2028, is to establish a community-centered medical device innovation program. The program aims to train engineering and nursing students to identify and address barriers to...