Project Grant 2540484
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $521,506 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. The award funds the development of battery-powered wireless smart bandages for personalized chronic wound care. The project delivers three integrated research thrusts: (1) development of non-toxic, biofuel cell-based sensor arrays for detecting...
- This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of an advanced wound care technology at Florida International University. Specifically, the university will create a bandage-integrated platform that provides feedback-mediated wound therapy to enable personalized care. The conformable platform is designed to non-invasively monitor multiple wound biomarkers in spatial detail and then apply targeted...
- This $250,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a microneedle-mediated adaptive phototherapy wound dressing by the University of South Florida from October 1, 2022 to November 30, 2024. The dressing integrates self-diagnosis and treatment tailored to wound conditions without external electronics or medical professionals. Microstructured microneedles act as optical waveguides to deliver localized blue or red light therapy at wound sites, changing wavelength...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a five-year CAREER Project Grant totaling $599,998 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering program), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. The grant supports fundamental research investigating how surface topographies and physical properties of biomaterials influence immune cell behavior and host-pathogen...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Auxilium Health, Inc. for the development and validation of an aerogel-based biomaterial wound dressing. The proposed innovation aims to create a multi-layer wound dressing platform with integrated fluid management, biofilm prevention, and rapid infection detection capabilities to improve the management of acute wounds, chronic wounds, surgical...
- This CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds the development of an artificial nervous system enabling in-body communication between wearable and implantable bioelectronic devices. Awarded to Georgia TECH Research Corp on June 15, 2025, with $499,896 obligated through May 31, 2030, the project addresses critical limitations in existing therapeutic systems by creating optimized emitter and receiver networks that facilitate real-time...
- The University of California Irvine received a $422,574 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems on February 1, 2021 with a completion date of March 31, 2023. The award supports the CAREER: TISSUE ENGINEERING BETTER CELL THERAPIES FOR WOUND HEALING project under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project aims to develop advanced cell therapies for wound healing through tissue engineering...
- This $1,017,602 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at North Carolina State University to develop microphysiological models for evaluating the role of age-dependent fibrinogen sialylation in wound healing. The three-year award under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund the creation of innovative tissue engineering techniques and microfluidic systems to study interactions between platelets and fibroblasts during wound healing. Researchers aim to better...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a $629,998 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering program) on June 1, 2025, to investigate biophysical and biochemical drivers of fibrosis progression and regression through engineered in vitro platforms. The primary deliverables include three tissue-specific models designed to elucidate cellular mechanisms of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $605,420 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. This project grant funds fundamental research to decipher T cell reprogramming mechanisms toward biomanufacturing of regulatory T cells (Tregs). The primary deliverable...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) CAREER award of $629,903 supports the development of a smart, biomaterial-based wound dressing designed to monitor inflammatory cytokine patterns in real time to predict wound healing trajectories. The project, led by the University of Michigan's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, will deliver a multiplex cytokine sensing platform integrated into a wound dressing that enables non-invasive, time-resolved immune readouts to distinguish between healing and chronic wound progression pathways. Machine learning algorithms will be developed to predict wound outcomes based on cytokine signature data, addressing a critical gap in current wound assessment methods that rely on endpoint or destructive assays. The award period extends from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031. In addition to the core research deliverable, the project includes comprehensive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and outreach products designed to engage students across K-12 and college levels in Southeast Michigan. These educational components include a game-based learning module for K-8 students focused on problem-solving skills in biotechnology, a hands-on research model for K-12 students, and an art fair exhibition experience for college students that reinforces engineering and artificial intelligence concepts. This integrated approach to workforce development aligns with the NSF Engineering program's emphasis on advancing innovation while building a diverse and skilled engineering workforce.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $629.9k | 3/19/26 |