Project Grant 2543990
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $343,340 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective June 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026. This project grant supports the development of foundational research and technologies in learning-based, task-oriented sensing systems. The primary deliverables encompass three interconnected research objectives: (1) developing physics-aware, learning-based multi-dimensional...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $200,138 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) beginning October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop a wireless bioelectronic system for monitoring fentanyl in the brains of freely moving animal models to advance understanding of opioid use disorder (OUD), which affects approximately 3.7% of U.S....
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $615,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) awarded on June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2031. This award funds fundamental research to advance understanding of cellular biomechanics and mechanobiology by developing novel technologies and...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $649,274 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. The award supports research to characterize the structural, dynamic, and packaging parameters governing multiple fold propagation behaviors in deployable shell structures....
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $509,248 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) on April 15, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2031. This project grant supports the development of foundational research in robust reinforcement learning (RL) that addresses critical gaps between theoretical...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $500,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041 – Engineering) awarded March 1, 2025, with completion targeted for February 28, 2030. The award funds research to advance sustainable textile manufacturing by developing a modified fiber spinning process for hemp yarns and textiles. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $444,991 to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on December 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an innovative microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) biosensor for measuring thermal conductivity at the subcellular level. The primary deliverable is a miniature sensor device capable of detecting variations in...
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 molecular biomarkers in wound exudate; (2) engineering of high-performance, non-toxic thin-film batteries; and (3) integration of these components into a smart bandage system with nature-inspired microfluidics and wireless electronics for autonomous, real-time wound assessment. The resulting wearable biochemical sensing devices are designed to be miniaturized, biocompatible, and composed entirely of non-toxic, wound-friendly materials, enabling user-friendly at-home wound monitoring without disrupting the healing process. System efficacy will be validated using murine wound models with statistical analysis of sensor data. Beyond the core research deliverables, the project incorporates substantial education and workforce development components through industry partnerships, K-12 workshops, and citizen scientist training programs. This comprehensive approach addresses the critical clinical need for user-friendly, sustainable, and cost-effective advanced wound monitoring solutions while building the skilled workforce necessary to advance biomedical device innovation and clinical translation in wearable health technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/8/26 | ||
| Not listed | $521.5k | 3/25/26 |